04.05.2002
Latest news from Nick Moloney to Dr Krumnacker
Segel.de
Nick Moloney is a member of Ellen MacArthur's Offshore Challenges Sailing Team http://www.nickmoloney.com
For interviews on arrival with Nick please contact Lou Newlands
Tel +44 (0) 7769 697387. Subject to finish time, an audio file will be available on Sunday evening.
* Nick Moloney, the sole non-frenchman aboard the 110 ft catamaran, is now just a few hundred miles away from becoming the fastest Anglo-Saxon (and Australian!) sailor around the planet...fulfilling the second of his 3 big round the globe dreams (next time its solo!).
* After ORANGE was slowed by the HIGH PRESSURE system they have been sliding along averaging 25 knots in a stronger SOUTH WESTERLY BREEZE recording a fast and furious 565 mile 24 hour run.
* Concern for the MAST ball reindexs but sea conditions are favourable and stable until Saturday evening - after this winds may drop leaving the crew a frustratingly slow sail to the finish line - as so often is the case, the last few miles are likely to be tough ones!
* ETA Sunday at the Ushant finish line at the entrance to the English Channel. Unknown to Nick his parents have flown in from Oz to meet him...
POSITION REPORT (Day 64 at sea)
63 DAYS SAILED - 8 DAYS TO FINISH TO BEAT RECORD OF 71 DAYS
MILES TO FINISH : 420 at 0800
AVERAGE SPEED REQUIRED TO BEAT RECORD : 2.18 KNOTS...
POSITION ORANGE
Position : 47°40 'N / 15°58' W
Speed 24h : 22.93
Distance since departure : 27624.58 miles
Distance 24h : 565.89 miles
LATEST LOGBOOK FROM NICK
No news from NICK today - saving it all for his arrival!
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