The restart dates for Legs 4 and 5 of the Around Alone have today been confirmed.

Leg 4from Tauranga, New Zealand is scheduled for Sunday February 2003, which is one week on from the original date. The start of Leg 5 from Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, is fixed for Sunday 13 April 2003, two weeks on from the planned date of 30 March.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Race Chairman, commented on this decision, taken whilst the majority of the Around Alone fleet is currently in Cape Town, South Africa: “In view of the unavoidable delays in Leg 2, all the competitors requested the Race Committee to extend their departure in the succeeding ports.”

Provisional Results, Leg 2

Class 1

1st: Bobst Group-Armor Lux finish time 09:59:45 GMT 13th NOV – 29 DAYS 22HRS 59 M 45S

2nd: Solidaires finish time 19:42:55 GMT 13th NOV – 30 DAYS 8 HRS 42 M 55S

3rd: Pindar finish time 03:27:13 GMT 14th NOV 02 – 30 DAYS 16HRS 27 M 15S

4th: Hexagon finish time 02:54:12 GMT 15th NOV 02 – 31 DAYS 15HRS 54 M 12S

5th: Ocean Planet finish time 03:15:16 GMT 28th NOV 02 – 44 DAYS 16HRS 15 M 16S on the water. NB: NOT including the provisional 48 hour time penalty for stopping in Spain

Provisional Results, Leg 2

Class 2

*1st: Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America finish time 13:48:13 GMT 27th NOV 02 – 44 DAYS, 2 HRS, 48M, 13S on the water

*2nd: Everest Horizontal finish time 15:37:35 GMT 1st DEC 02 – 48 DAYS, 3 HRS, 37M, 35S on the water

*3rd : Spirit of Canada finish time 02:25:40 GMT 2nd DEC 02- 49 DAYS, 15 HRS, 25M 40S on the water

*4th : Spirit of yukoh finish time 20:05:51 GMT 3rd DEC 02 – 50 DAYS, 9HRS, 5M, 51S on the water *NB: NOT including the provisional 48 hour time penalty for stopping in Spain

Positions at 0600hrs GMT 5th December 2002

Class 1

Boat, Lat, Lon, AvgBsp, AvgHeading, DTF (nm)

1. Tiscali, 32 14.160 S, 8 23.260 W, 89.94 nm, 11.24 kt, 111 °T, 1348.72 nm

Class 2

Boat, Lat, Lon, AvgBsp, AvgHeading, DTF (nm)

1. Bayer Ascensia, 35 05.160 S, 11 17.000 E, 39.41 nm, 4.93 kt, 80 °T, 360.91 nm

2. BTC Velocity, 36 00.180 S, 9 22.530 E, 19.90 nm, 2.49 kt, 62 °T, 463.13 nm