Latest news from Nick Moloney to Dr Krumnacker
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Nick Moloney is a member of Ellen MacArthur's Offshore Challenges Sailing Team http://www.nickmoloney.com
* Sailing under storm jib, winds slowly decreasing after GUSTS of 55 knots. The most difficult part is handling the waves .... THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW SCARY MOMENTS.
* In the cross seas ORANGE was flooded from all sides - index concerns were about causing damage to the satellite antennas but infact it was the life raft that was lost.
* There is the need to make the right decision at the right time - TAKE THE WAVE - AVOID THE WAVE - HOW & WHEN YOU PLOUGH INTO THE HOLE - WHERE DOES THE HOLE END
POSITION REPORT
COMPARISON table / JULES VERNE TROPHY
Monday 24th march 2002 at 0800 GMT
POSITION ORANGE
Position : 40°40' S / 47°6' E
Speed 24h : 16.55
Distance since departure : 9801.23 miles
Distance 24h : 397.12 miles
COMPARISON TO SPORT ELEC IN 1997
Position : 47°15'S / 21°00' E
Speed 24h : 17.73
Distance since departure : 7225.90 miles
Distance 24h : 425 miles
LATEST LOGBOOK FROM NICK
No Update from NICK for the last two days - All hands on deck
However listen to NICK describe the atrocious conditions
This can be collected from :
In realplayer : http://64.23.31.215/cgi-bin/ftp/1/230302nick.ra
MP3 File : http://64.23.31.215/cgi-bin/ftp/1/230302nick.mp3
( please note that the mp3 file is large and will take a while to download)
Nick is experiencing some of the worst conditions he has seen in the SOUTH. ORANGE was reduced to bare pole after 20 stressful hours of high winds and rough seaways, they were hoping not see this so early into the JV attempt. Although exciting times the MAXI CAT ORANGE is proving to be a handful in these conditions.
BRUNO PEYRON ( Skipper )
" Violent motions in which Orange's 20 tons seem to be weightless. Breaking waves that flood the cockpit's .... the 20 tons just passes through it but not always at the right moment - the result a life raft taken away, despite the fact that it was secured strongly on the aft beam. The feeling is that everything can be torn to pieces if we don't slow down, which of course we do ....... but still with no sails we are doing more that 20 knots "
[ Source : www.orange.fr]
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