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
* Painfully slow ... The wind is weak and the route indirect . The westerly option
is necessary in order to avoid upwind conditions and spare the MAST.
* heading for the western edge of AZORES HIGH PRESSURE ...... The aim is to avoid
the slamming that occurs as ORANGE drops off the waves and be patient, "
Patience...
if I hear that word again...aaahhhhh "
* Morning positions place ORANGE approximately 360 miles SOUTH of the
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS .... Positioned to pass the group of Islands to the WEST
POSITION REPORT (Day 57 at sea)
COMPARISON table / JULES VERNE TROPHY
27th April 2002 0758 GMT
56 DAYS SAILED - 15 DAYS TO FINISH TO BEAT RECORD OF 71 DAYS
MILES TO FINISH : 2760 (approximately)
AVERAGE SPEED REQUIRED TO BEAT RECORD : 7.66 KNOTS
POSITION ORANGE
Position : 09°19 'N / 38°47' W
Speed 24h : 8.89
Distance since departure : 24374.94 miles
Distance 24h : 226.28 miles
COMPARISON TO SPORT ELEC IN 1997
Position : 17°50 'S / 30°43' W
Speed 24h : 15.76
Distance since departure : 20145 miles
Distance 24h : 378.37 miles
LATEST LOGBOOK FROM NICK
Progress has been PAINFULLY slow. We have not closed any serious distance on
the finish for nearly a day....this is Brutal.
Patience...if I hear that word again...aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.
oh, hang on the B&G that is permanently fixed on Latitude display has just
clicked over to 7degrees north.....now that makes us feel better.
Its very, very summery here right now. clear skys, light winds, the smell of
the sea and sunscreen. With not alot going on it reminds me of
home...hanging out at Sailboard headquaters in Sandringham waiting for the
afternoon sea breeze to set up for a great windsurfing session at Ricketts
Point. last night was pretty cool as well as we now have a bright full moon
casting natural light on our decks. It was a little weird....it got quite
cold at around 3am and we all pulled on our mid layer for a few hours.
Yves is still laminating around mast step but is very relieved that the sea
has decreased and we have stopped slamming.
not much else going on actually
40 degrees of latitude still to sail......which is better than 10 minutes
ago.
nick
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