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All rights reserved.http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=414As BOR set off for Valencia, Alinghi have gybed and set a smaller headsail.   They cross the line and head up into a tack to complete their penalty turn.   They finish nine minutes fifty seconds behind BOR...   But apparently not finished correctly so have to come back to finish 'again'.   The final official delta was 15 minutes 28 seconds...    ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:12:48 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=414http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=413...by 3.8Km....   All very calm on the BOR boat...no big celebrations....Coutts ans Ellison in rib looking pretty pleased...   Spithill still on helm looking very cool and composed...steering with one hand now at low speed as crew prep the boat for the trip in...    ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:02:14 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=413http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=412BOR now less than five minutes to the finish...   24 knots of boatspeed...   ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:56:39 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=412http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=411..from windward hull....   Gap now 3.1 Km....Alinghi have come back a little but BOR are just over 10 minutes from the finish...   Looks like too little too late... ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:55:43 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=411http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=410BOR touching 27 knots while Alinghi 22 knots...   Both on layline to the finish.... ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:25:38 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=410http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=409BOR gybe too....   BOR lead up to nearly 3Km...   BOR touching 25 knots... Alinghi sub 20 knots...       ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:22:10 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=409http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=408Looks like BOR have even more VMG advantage downwind...   Alinghi just can't live with them... ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:15:49 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=408http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=407Alinghi can't get as low or go as fast...   Alinghi 17 knots BOR 19 knots   lead up to more than two kilometres now...   Alinghi still have penalty.... ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:11:37 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=407http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=406Slick hoist and they are off at twenty plus knots...   Alinghi approached the mark at 18 knots with both hulls in the water and rounded three minutes twenty one seconds behind..   Alinghi hoist looked less impressive and they exited the mark at sub 15 knots for about a minute...       ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:05:00 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=406http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=405Alinghi also on port tack 130 metres back...   BOR bow crew preparing downwind gennaker...   Boat looks fantastic with both windward and centre hulls flying making it very precarious for bow people as they scream towards mark   ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:02:09 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=405http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=404Boats still on starboard screaming towards the layline..   Gap up to1150 metres...     ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:37:36 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=404http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=403Gap now up to 1250 metres...   20 minutes to the layline... ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:30:01 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=403http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=402Nobody on helm as Spithill runs across boat during tack...incredible!...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:25:24 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=402http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=401Gap up to over 800 metres...   BOR getting ready to tack...but in a nice gust right now... ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:24:00 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=401http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=400GAP up to 500 metres....   Boats have passed the half way piont of this first beat...   BOR crew almost  all at aft of windward hull...     ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:12:35 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=400http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=399Gap now 270 metres to BOR who are to windward of Alinghi........Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:09:35 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=399http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=398Gap is 190 metres...   Boatspeeds are even at close to 20 knots...   Wind at 160 8 knots...   Top mark 165 6 knots... ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:06:23 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=398http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=397Tactical move here as BOR try to sail lower and faster...   Gap up to 160 metres...   ...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:03:59 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=397http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=396Gap now down to 140 metres......Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:02:22 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=396http://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=395Gap now down to 240 and falling quickly......Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:01:00 GMThttp://www.offshorerules.com/regattalive/showRegattaNews.aspx?id=395