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Nick Moloney is a member of Ellen MacArthur's Offshore Challenges Sailing Team http://www.nickmoloney.com

* ORANGE has been on a near direct route towards the AZORES in force 5 Trade winds
and heavy seas. Once reaching the AZORES the crew hope to hang a right towards BREST.

* The next 96 hours will bring weaker winds off of the AMERICAN coast and once out
 of the TRADE WINDS the seas will be calmer and again less strain on the MAST

POSITION REPORT (Day 60 at sea)
COMPARISON table / JULES VERNE TROPHY
30th April 2002 0810 GMT

59 DAYS SAILED - 12 DAYS TO FINISH TO BEAT RECORD OF 71 DAYS
MILES TO FINISH : 2460 (approximately)
AVERAGE SPEED REQUIRED TO BEAT RECORD : 8.54 KNOTS

POSITION ORANGE
Position : 27°50 'N / 38°17' W
Speed 24h : 21.66
Distance since departure : 25617.58 miles
Distance 24h : 519.82 miles

COMPARISON TO SPORT ELEC IN 1997
Position : 01°41 'S / 28°08' W
Speed 24h : 16.37
Distance since departure : 21331.40 miles
Distance 24h : 393 miles

LATEST LOGBOOK FROM NICK
08:09gmt 30/04

just pushing through a large squall right now and have turned up the wick a
little. Currently 1 reef in index and solent headsail sitting on 28kts. Its
great to get some pace on again whilst the water is flat. Unfortunately I
feel it will be short lived but good for spirits any way.

Had a small problem a few hours ago when steering cables broke. Herve was
driving and I was tending to the jib sheet half asleep when Herve started
winding the wheel over to port...1 revolution...2revolutions. He didnt say
anything just kept winding the wheel over. I was looking out of the corner
of my eye thinking...whats he doing? Then he started calling to the other
guys in French and then he said to me' mate. I think you'd better grab the
other wheel'

I ran across the tramp to the port wheel and pulled the boat back onto
course....OK, Im awake now.

No drama, fortunately the wind dropped for the period spent replacing the
cables which took about 1/2 an hour.

Otherwise all is well. The temperature is pleasant. We are still pushing
NNW to skirt the Azores High. Not really making much ground on finish due
to current course determined by Weather but we have around 2,400 miles left
to sail...roughly.

the weather is quite unstable due to the amount of squalls about. I think
today is going to be a tough day on the good ship Orange.

nick