JV DAY 11: THE WAITING GAME CONTINUES...
Absender: "Team Kingfisher"
Datum: 09. Feb 2003 10:30
SUMMARY: 0700 GMT 9.2.03
Position: 12 30' S 31 24' W (approx 834 nm S of Equator / Salvador 414 nm W)
Ahead/Behind the record: 8 hours 58 minutes behind Orange
Ahead/Behind Geronimo: 30 hours 19 minutes behind Geronimo
DAY 10 24 hour run (point to point) : Kingfisher2 433 nm, Orange 530 nm, 463 Geronimo nm
End DAY 10 distance to go (on theoretical course) : KF2 20958 nm, Orange 20815 nm, Geronimo 20473 nm
Click on POSITIONS link at http://www.teamkingfisher.com to see graphic images comparing the tracks of these 3 challengers at 4 hourly intervals.
Av/Max boat speed in last hour: 16.98 / 23.3 knots heading: 212
Av/Max wind speed in last hour: 12.57 / 16.8 knots Wind direction: 122
Distance to WP4 35 00'S / 24 00'W entrance to Southern Ocean : 1412 nm
(theorectical shortest distance)
IN BRIEF:
* BREEZE UP, SPIRITS UP ON KINGFISHER2 - "Awesome morning it is...we are averaging speeds of over 20 knots"...
* UNFORECAST WIND OF 17 TO 20 KNOTS KICKS IN FROM THE EAST DURING NIGHT allowing the giant catamaran to once again charge along at over 20 knots but a bit too late to clock up some really good miles for the 24 hr run...
* KINGFISHER2 DAY 10 24HR RUN 100 MILES LESS THAN ORANGE BUT ONLY 30 MILES off Geronimo - some give and some take, such is the way of records...
* Ahead THE SOUTH ATLANTIC STILL PRESENTS NO OBVIOUS ROUTE through. All they can do is head south as fast as possible and hope that the situation evolves to show a way through...
* THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC IS THE SOUTHERN OCEAN, AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS THOUGHTS ARE ALREADY ON THE SOUTH – ELLEN - "I already have my eyes set on the southern ocean, and really cannot wait to see the albatrosses once more"...
* BIO-MONITORING FROM CLAUDIO STAMPI - check out Claudio's report online on the progress of bio-monitoring with Team Kingfisher at http://www.teamkingfisher.com to read how the team are fairing on sleep, energy consumption, stress levels....
* MEANWHILE GERONIMO IS TAKING A REAL HAMMERING to the west of Tasmania, gybing downwind [wind dead behind them], with a terrible seaway... http://www.grandsrecords.com
* CREW MEMBER FOCUS: Ronan Le Goff - crew member on board Orange last year in their successful Jules Verne attempt - Ronny has the measure of racing these maxi catamarans...
Listen to Ellen's latest audio this morning... Visit http://www.teamkingfisher.com and click on the 'Audio' icon on the menu bar or download from http://www.ocftp.com/audio/em090203a_uk.mp3
Kingfisher operating company of the day BCC: BCCis a Dutch electrical retailer.
http://www.bcc.nl
ELLEN LATEST LOG: (communications by BT [broadband users check out video and other high speed content at http://kingfisher.sportal.com]
Morning all - and another awesome morning it is. Even better as I type we are averaging speeds of over 20 knots. It feels like a real breath of fresh air after spending so long sailing so slowly... Spirits are up with this new breeze, and though we are not sure how long it wil last - we are making the most of its prescence. It's been a waiting game, the most stressfull waiting game. Just heading head long into a situation which is continuously evolving is an interesting one... a very interesting one. You know you have to get south - but you don't know quite where the weather systems will let you in. Each day I discuss with Meeno our weather router - we talk about the options, the evolutions we feel that could happen. But you know full well that the majority of things you even discuss will not eveolve. The question is did you manage to talk about the aspect of the weathers evolution which will count.
I already have my eyes set on the Southern Ocean, and really cannot wait to see the albatrosses once more. Each mile we speed south now is a plus. Each mile takes us closer and closer to the south, the indescribable south which can be filled with as much beauty and wildness that rotates around such vast contrasts. The most beautiful sunset can be folowed by a day so black that it seems lit up by the minute flash of colour around the albatross eyes...
So until the next mail - hoping in my heart of hearts to be still moving tomorrow night.
ex
JULES VERNE USHANT (START) TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TIMES:
1993 Commodore Explorer (Peyron) 21 days 12 hours 48 minutes
1994 ENZA (Blake/Knox-Johnston) 19 days 17 hours 53 minutes
1997 Sport Elec (de Kersauson) 21 days 18 hours 17 minutes
2002 Orange (Peyron) 18 days 18 hours 40 minutes
2003 Geronimo (de Kersauson) 16 days 14 hours 35 minutes 21 seconds
OMEGA official timekeeper of KINGFISHER2'S Jules Verne record attempt
CREW MEMBER FOCUS: Ronan Le Goff (FRA) - Mast / Helmsman
Ronan Le Goff (32) raced on board Orange last year in their successful Jules Verne record attempt and Ronan, like the other crew who have made the transition to KINGFISHER2, his knowledge is invaluable. The sea is second nature for Ronan - it is his home, his life so for him its important to do well but also to enjoy the sport: ""It's important to sail well and to have fun. The record - well, as we say in France, it's like shooting the comet - who knows!" Le Goff has been racing on the ORMA 60 Multihull circuit since 1999 on Bonduelle (Jean Le Cam) and Groupama (Franck Cammas). He was part of Roland Jourdain's Open 60 crew on board Sill in the 2001 season but now instead of racing against Kingfisher, he is on board and that's a good thing!
Email Ronan direct on board KINGFISHER2 at ronanrace@kingfisherchallenges.com
PARTNER OF THE DAY - SONY: Sony are the official supplier of IT, image capture and connectivity solutions on board KINGFISHER2. Sony have provided a wide range of equipment to support KINGFISHER2 included Sony VAIO laptaps, DV cameras and handheld Sony Clie's for each of the crew to communicate with friends and family back home via a Wireless LAN system. The crew can also watch videos or listen to music so providing on-board entertainment for the down times on board.
http://www.teamkingfisher.com/sony
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