Stamm's big comeback

The fight for second place is hotting up in the Regata de Rubicon

Positions at 1300GMT

Pos	Name	Lat	Long	Speed	Course	DTL	DTL
1	Sill Plein Fruit	34 06.84' N	11 37.96' W	12	190	349	0
2	Tiscali Global Challenge	34 46.12' N	11 01.56' W	11.5	189	395.5	46.6
3	Kingfisher	35 22.76' N	11 49.64' W	11.2	187	414	65
4	Bobst Group Armor Lux	35 29.36' N	14 37.00' W	11.6	153	421.9	72.9
5	Temenos	35 52.60' N	11 07.64' W	11	185	451.5	102.5
6	Virbac	36 02.00' N	12 11.60' W	12	168	454.8	105.8
7	L'Heautontimoroumenos	36 17.64' N	10 57.08' W	9.8	196	471	122

Sill may have pulled out a comfortable 45-50 mile lead in the Regata de Rubicon, but the outcome is still far from certain with Bernard Stamm's Bobst Group-Armor Lux steaming in from the north west to towards the finish line off Yaiza on the Canary Island of Lanzarote. Stamm this morning was the fastest boat in the fleet and close reaching on starboard while Sill and the boats to the east have been broad reaching on starboard.

While Stamm has gained 40 miles and moved up to fourth, whether he continues to make good progress will depend upon the movement of the big low pressure system hovering to the north west of him. If this moves to the north east or remains stationary then Stamm will sail out of its effect and could even find himself having to sail dead downwind to Lanzarote.

If Stamm's flier does not pay off the fight for second place will be between Kingfisher and Tiscale. The Italian boat overtook Kingfisher last night taking a route more to the east.

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