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Nick Moloney, Offshore Challenges Sailing Team, is watchleader onboard Bruno
Peyron's Orange Jules Verne round the world record attempt
* Ahead OF THE RECORD by 434.26 miles after two days
* ALREADY IN TO WARMER LATITUDES...and clearing the shipping. When you are
travelling at 25 knots, faster than most ships, there can be some fast
action required in the shipping lanes...
* NEGOTIATING THE low pressure system off of Portugal before approaching the
trade wind sector...
POSITION REPORT
COMPARISON table / JULES VERNE TROPHY
Monday 4th march 2002 at 0800 GMT
POSITION ORANGE
Position : 35° 23' N / 16° 12' W
Speed 24h : 20,44
Distance since departure : 996,26 miles
Distance 24h : 490.40 miles
COMPARISON TO SPORT ELEC IN 1997
Position : 41° 08' N / 13° 13' W
Speed 24h : 11,85
Distance since departure : 562 miles
Distance 24h : 271 miles
LOGBOOK from Nick : received Monday morning
very difficult beginning. trying to decide what sails to put up in strong
winds with first attempt [at leaving a] disaster fresh in every ones minds.
fresh running so far 30-40 kts of wind. between 2 reefs and full index with
spinnaker. angle in Biscay was very square forcing ordinary jibe angles thus
not a very fast first 24hr.
last night lots of shipping approaching finistere. had to rag spinnaker in
order to take stern of one ship at around 11pm. quite stressful for a
period.
early morning still dark, almost lost staysail when front tramp opened up
about 10 m. now repaired and safe.
getting warmer. can feel hands again! its been pretty wet and cold...as
ever.
spin tack strop broke about 2 hours ago and are now on to reacher and full
index. boatspeed 25kts. you quickly get used to this speed!
currently surrounded by lightning - prepared to reef but happy to be making
good progress around low and approaching latitude of Gibralter...not bad for
a weekend's work.
not as fast as Geronimo was on her way down but happy with exit window
considering our depart situation.
looking at decreasing winds sometime tomorrow.
happy to be at sea
very
nick
Nick Moloney is a member of Ellen MacArthur's Offshore Challenges Sailing Team http://www.nickmoloney.com
*Find all the news about the megacat 'Orange' on the website http://www.orange.fr
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