From Clipper Ventures
To: Dr Irvin Krumnacker
E-mail: Dr.Krumnacker@t-online.de
CLIPPER 2002 RACE REPORT
Still very close!
16 December 2002
Adam Kyffin and his Liverpool Clipper crew still lead the Clipper fleet this
morning, but with Jersey and Hong Kong less than a mile behind on a DTG
(Distance To Go) basis there is no room for complacency.
Interestingly, Jersey and Hong Kong are actually just over 9 miles to the
North West of Liverpool, which could result in a slightly different angle to
the wind. This might make a difference as the wind becomes lighter ahead; as
a general rule of thumb, the closer the yachts sail to the wind in light
conditions the greater their apparent wind and thus boat speed.
Ed Green, skippering London Clipper, leads the chasing pack but with still
only 14 nm separating the first and last boat, and lighter winds forecast,
there could be many changes in positions over the next few days.
The Clipper 60's can keep moving in as little as 2 knots of breeze, however
once they have stopped it takes about 5 knots to get them moving again.
Every action on the boat has to be done slowly so that sudden movement does
not knock the wind out of the sails and stop the boat, even a crew member
moving quickly from one side of the boat to the other can have a negative
effect on boat speed.
The typical view of crew sitting on the windward rail (high side) is also
reversed in light winds, weight is needed on the leeward (low) side in order
to heel the boat and help the sails catch the wind. As you can see the only
rest for the crews on this race, comes after they have cleaned and performed
indextenance on their boat at the stopovers!!
- By Nic Gray, Race Officer
LATEST POSITIONS
04:00, 16 December 2002
Pos Yacht / Skipper Distance to Finish
1 Liverpool (A.Kyffin) 817.73 (nautical miles)
2 Jersey (S.Rowell) 817.92
3 Hong Kong (J.Taylor) 818.63
4 London (E.Green) 822.49
5 Bristol (R.Butler) 824.55
6 Glasgow (R.Parkhouse) 825.94
7 _blank York (S.Fuller) 828.72
8 Cape Town (R.Steven-Jennings) 832.10
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