Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race
Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race
Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race
Photos Vincent O'Brien
PUMA Ocean Racing, skippered by Ken Read (USA) come first in the In-port Race in Galway Bay.
PUMA Ocean Racing, skippered by Ken Read (USA) come first in the In-port Race in Galway Bay.
It's About Time!!!
"It’s about time! Our first big win has been a long time coming in this race and we’re thrilled. The chemistry onboard is terrific right now. The PUMA shore crew this week put a completely bashed up boat back together in just a couple of days and this win is for those guys. Those guys were absolute studs and studettes this week. They weren’t exactly what we’d call ‘our conditions’ out there, but we have been steadily improving as the race has gone on and we have never lost faith. We made some changes to our sail programme for today which also clearly worked.
"It’s about time! Our first big win has been a long time coming in this race and we’re thrilled. The chemistry onboard is terrific right now. The PUMA shore crew this week put a completely bashed up boat back together in just a couple of days and this win is for those guys. Those guys were absolute studs and studettes this week. They weren’t exactly what we’d call ‘our conditions’ out there, but we have been steadily improving as the race has gone on and we have never lost faith. We made some changes to our sail programme for today which also clearly worked.
The first race was great, you could almost say it was better than the second in a way. We didn’t have the best start, so to get back up to third was great. To get a good race out of a mistake – that’s a big deal. Second race, if you get the best start, and you go the right way...sure enough you win. We knew we needed to get some boats in between Telefonica Blue and us, which is why we put in so many tacks. Rob Greenhalgh (GBR), our tactician made some great calls and did a really nice job out there today. Every once in a while it all comes together"-Ken Read
Posted by PUMA Ocean Racing Team at Saturday, May 30, 2009
Posted by PUMA Ocean Racing Team at Saturday, May 30, 2009
