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Your views on the Dalts and Cayard relationship

From Greg Wigmore
Do we believe Dalts? Nope.... for one he's a bloody Kiwi, and secondly he's been proven to be full of it, there was never any doubt that he would do well. Why would he risk his reputation on a last minute syndicate if he didn't think he would be competitive? He's not the sort of guy who's going to do the 35,000 miles thinking "oh well I always thought we'd be running 5th". He has come into this with full confidence that he can win it, and anyone who believes anything else is seriously mistaken.

From Ian Flint
Do we believe Dalts? Dalton is a grumpy old sailor,a bit like Syd Fischer years ago.Old in the sense, been there done that-achievements accepted,and knowing his worth on the global racing scene is diminishing. It seems he is getting bored with anything to do with yachting and is agonising over conflicts between home and yachting. He needs a break from yachting, go home and refresh and come back again.

From Visa Roine
Will it work out between Dalts and Cayard?I think it'll work out just fine. Two sailing (teamwork) professionals, such as Dalton and Cayard, they will know how to utilise each others skill's, with one target in mind: To make the boat go faster (in the right direction)! Its also always good to have someone question your decisions, of course remembering, there's only one captain on board. Neither would Dalton have asked him to join, if he thought that it wouldn't work out, or would Cayard have joined.

From David Bains
Will it work out between Dalts and Cayard? It shouldn't! BUT I expect Cayard needs a "holiday" and if he can concentrate on tactics then it could work out to their mutual benefit. Cayard knows Kostecki well and I suspect this is in the mind of Nautor who would dearly love a win in this prestigious event they have invested so much money in. Fingers crossed!

From Stefan Lungu
Will it work out between Dalts and Cayard?I don't think that it is going to be a smooth one. It could be a great thing to have the experience and skills of these two on the same boat, but to have two skippers on the same boat is not the easiest way... Of course, everyone is there for a special job, but you might wonder if it will be kept so clean.

From Kevin, Northern California
Should there have been a waypoint to keep the boats north? Absolutely! By not having a northern waypoint your are encouraging crews to make very unseamanship like decisions. Also you are asking rescuers to risk their lives in even worse conditions because working at low speeds in such conditions is even riskier than driving a boat through at 20 knots. Very stupid planing. Who in the hell in Volvo went along with this? Very unsafe. The race does a lot towards developing boats. Doesn't seem to do much for minds.

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