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Here it is; the provisional overall ranking for this edition of the @volvooceanrace Huge congratulations to @DongfengRacing for the incredible call to get east 24hours ago & claim the overall victory!! #watchlog
From us here in Race Control what an epic lap of the planet it has been. We hope you enjoyed all our updates. Thanks for all the engagement you provided. @RaceExperts signing off. #watchlog
From all of us here, huge congrats to all the team at @DongfengRacing for making this final leg such an incredible story. #VORchampions #watchlog xitter.cf/volvooceanrace/status/…
🏆 @DONGFENGRACING WIN THE #VOLVOOCEANRACE! 😱
An incredible #Leg11 win from Charles Caudrelier's Chinese campaign secures them the ultimate glory – the @VolvoOceanRace trophy!
We know who we think will win, but for the overall win place your bets:
61%DFRT
18%MAPF
20%TBRU
548 votes • Final resultsDFRT are currently laying the finish which is a COG of 200degrees for them. This will give them a TWA of 115degrees. Western boats still have one more gybe. #watchlog
We still don't know and anything can happen!! If @DongfengRacing manage to sail 1.5 kt faster than @desafioMAPFRE over the next hour they will be ahead! Check our last video out #watchlog
13:00 UTC Position Report. There is an extremely tight battle going on for the now Southern Fleet while @DongfengRacing up north is still slowly gaining on the rest. #Watchlog
Still a few gybes to go for the Western fleet. In the meantime, @DongfengRacing is suffering against the current and lighter winds than previous.
The east option is suffering now..to make it work @DongfengRacing must sail at 16-17 kt during the next hour..
The current situation one hour from now, the current is building and pushing North. It will be very close between @DongfengRacing and the fleet in the west. #Watchlog
Breaking news!! Computers are starting to favor @DongfengRacing option!! Can this happen?? #watchlog
The current difference in Distance to Finish. The Distances published on the tracker are not correct as they fleet are actually sailing 2 different courses. #Watchlog
0700 UTC Position report. The Western fleet has a slight advantage for the moment, but the actual DTF's are a lot closer than in the table below as the Western fleet still has to round the TSS which adds distance.#Watchlog
Here is the explanation from @BlairTuke as to why @brunelsailing has now overtaken @desafioMAPFRE. A late call has cost them vital miles and possibly the race! #wwatchlog volvooceanrace.com/en/raw/13…
0200 UT - True Distances to finish are currently within only a few miles between the Western and Eastern groups when the exclusion zones are taken into account. #watchlog
