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illbruck extends (again) as the fleet charge toward Miami...

Positions at 1000 GMT

	Yacht	Lat	Longitude	DTF	DTL	DTL-C	SMG	CMG
1	illlbruck	21 41.76N	068 53.96W	675	0	0	8	302
2	Tyco	21 10.56N	068 43.36W	700	25	-2	10	268
3	Assa Abloy	21 10.08N	068 41.92W	701	26	-3	10	269
4	SEB	20 58.72N	067 52.16W	747	72	-8	9.9	280
5	Amer One	20 46.88N	067 33.84W	768	93	-11	11	275
6	News Corp	20 29.88N	067 41.32W	771	96	-11	11.2	275
7	Amer Too	21 07.68N	065 57.96W	836	161	-7	9.3	297
8	djuice	21 00.04N	066 00.28W	838	163	-10	10.1	283

The wind at the front of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet is starting to become unstable, with light unpredictable winds hampering leader illbruck as she navigates the Caribbean en route to the finish in Miami, Florida.

Kevin Shoebridge's Team Tyco and Neal McDonald's ASSA ABLOY continue to fight hard for second place, with the Tyco boys just edging out a two mile advantage over the past 12 hours. Team Tyco is now sailing through her training ground, perhaps this slight advantage has been enough to give them the small advantage necessary to reclaim and defend second place.

Behind the battle for fourth and fifth place continues. Grant Dalton's Amer Sports One continues to take miles from Gunnar Krantz' Team SEB, but that's not all they have to worry about. Jez Fanstone's News Corp has pulled to within three miles over the past couple of days, and at her current speed may well be within just two miles at the next position report.

Lisa McDonald's all-women crew on board Amer Sports Too is having more luck with fending off the advances of Knut Frostad's djuice. They have pulled an extra two miles ahead over the last six hours. However, it's not over yet, and with just under 900 miles remaining there's still a long way to go until their position is secure.


Grant Dalton's Amer Sports One powering toward Miami

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