Jules Verne Rekord 2003 www.kingfisherchallenges.com - zur Übersicht JV DAY 12: MEDIA UPDATE 1600GMT Absender: "Team Kingfisher" Datum: 10. Feb 2003 17:27 SUMMARY: 1500 GMT 10.2.03 Position: 19 12' S 33 00' W (482 nm SE of Salvador) Av/Max boat speed in last hour: 3.62 / 7.47 knots heading: 200 Av/Max wind speed in last hour: 3.7 / 7.1 knots TWD: 107 Distance to WP4 35 00'S / 24 00'W approach to Southern Ocean : 1058 nm (theorectical shortest distance) NO WIND, BUT NO GIVING UP EITHER... The crew of KINGFISHER2 are stuck with practically no breeze, and sweltering heat - the water temperature is now at 30 degrees. There is nothing Ellen or the crew can do except take advantage of any breeze or squall that comes their way. KINGFISHER2 may have had to deal with a periods of very light winds but the fact reindexs that this area of the ocean is notorious for its windless zones. "We probably have another 2 days of this but, hopefully, some pressure will build tomorrow night," said MacArthur. "We are not pretending its the perfect trip - it's not. But the weather is completely out of our control and we just have to deal with it." Frustriertes Warten auf Wind Photo Team Kingfisher Damit müssen Weltumsegler rechnen About the crew: "Everyone on board has done thousand of miles before - there are not surprised to find themselves in this situation, it is normal not to have wind some of the time. To sail round the world without calms like this is impossible so we just deal with it. Just a few days away, it's incredible to think, but we will be in the Southern Ocean freezing cold and a long way from this sweltering heat." EXCERPTS FROM LATEST CREW EMAILS (see http://www.teamkingfisher.com for full crew emails) ANDREW PREECE: In two week's time we will be dreaming of this weather but right now we are searing in around 33 degrees centrigrade, our plight made all the worse by the fact that there is virtually no wind. We haven't actually seen 'the two donuts' yet (all zeros on the speed readout), but we have been pretty close. And with the sun passing just about overhead there is very little shade to be found around KINGFISHER2; below the off watch trying to sleep find themselves swimming in sweat... KEVIN MCMEEL: We seem to have fallen into the worst case where the high does not exist in the North and we will be forced to sail very far south to get around it. To complicate matters there are several small highs and the wind is a mixture of directions placing many hurdles in our path. We will have to negotiate this disorganized picture and hope that in its instability something will change in our favour. Otherwise we may have to sail very far south down the South American coast, adding many miles and precious time to our journey... JULES VERNE RECORD: KINGFISHER2 started Jules Verne record attempt at 06:48:39 GMT on 30.1.03. To beat the existing 'Orange' record of 64 days 8 hours 37 minutes 24 seconds, KINGFISHER2 must finish 1 second before 15:25:13 GMT on 4th April or less if GERONIMO lowers the record. http://www.grandsrecords.com 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 JV DAY 12: PASSAGE SOUTH SLOW & TORTUOUS... Absender: "Team Kingfisher" Datum: 10. Feb 2003 09:45 SUMMARY: 0700 GMT 10.2.03 Position: 18 40' S 32 59' W Ahead/Behind the record: 10 hours 30 minutes behind Orange Ahead/Behind Geronimo: 41 hours 02 minutes behind Geronimo DAY 11 24 hour run (point to point) : Kingfisher2 355 nm, Orange 435 nm, 495 Geronimo nm End DAY 11 distance to go (on theoretical course) : KF2 20664 nm, Orange 20496 nm, Geronimo 20007 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: 10.17 / 14.0 knots heading: 212 Av/Max wind speed in last hour: 6.91 / 10.5 knots Wind direction: 121 Distance to WP4 35 00'S / 24 00'W entrance to Southern Ocean : 1115 nm (theorectical shortest distance) NEW WAYS TO FOLLOW THE ACTION... If you are a Palm OS or Pocket PC user you can retrieve all the latest news updates via AVANT GO. The Team Kingfisher 'channel' can be setup by pasting the following link in to your web browser. The next time you sync your handheld will automatically have the latest news from the website... https://my.avantgo.com/login/index.html IN BRIEF: * ELLEN QUOTE OF THE DAY AS THE WINDS GO LIGHT ONCE MORE - "Again we find ourselves in an unavoidable situation as the wind gods cast a shadow over our world... It's been a tough day today, but a good day. I just hope and pray for our luck to change, and for the winds to be a little fresher soon..." * TWO RIDGES TO CROSS BEFORE THE SOUTHERN OCEAN OPENS HER DOOR...no way around for KINGFISHER2, so the slow and frustrating passage down the South Atlantic continues...see the weather map at http://www.teamkingfisher.com * "LIFE STEADILY REDUCES ITSELF TO BASICS"....read Andrew's hilarious account... "When you have only got two pairs of pants for around 60 days of sailing, losing one pair after just 10 days, 12 hours 31 minutes and 9 seconds could be considered a fairly major calamity...." see http://www.teamkingfisher.com for full story, click on Andrew's icon for his latest news (and equally for other crew members latest udpates) * BUT THE DAYS ARE BUSY as continual indextenance keeps everyone occupied. Hendo was the up the mast (on the inside...) again to feed a new gennaker halyard in, and the jobs list never completely goes away... * KEEP THE EMAIL MESSAGES COMING...ANDREW..."You will never believe how much they mean to all of us as civilisation disappears from our consciousness - a stable table to eat off, a glass of wine, a knife and fork (and food that needs a knife and fork), a bed that is dry without a 10-tonne loaded winch going off periodically less than 50cm above your face whilst land is far away...," the crew are really appreciating the emails arriving for them each day from friends (long lost in some cases), families and supporters... * GERONIMO has left the Indian Ocean after 30 days at sea, and is now heading for the Pacific Ocean. She reindexs about 3 days ahead of the record, but has been really suffering in recent days and is stuck quite far north (45 deg S). http://www.grandsrecords.com * CREW MEMBER FOCUS: Neal McDonald knows dinghies and he knows big boats and he knows them both well - his naval engineering conundra keep his watch crew musing for hours... 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/em100203a_uk.mp3 Kingfisher operating company of the day BUT: BUT is a French retailer which combines electricals with a furniture offer. http://www.but.fr ELLEN LATEST LOG: (communications by BT [broadband users check out video and other high speed content at http://kingfisher.sportal.com] Well, once again it's a beautiful night - though this time the wind is lighter... Our boat speed has been slower for several hours now as the new ridge of high pressure has moved over us from the east. Again we find ourselves in an unavoidable situation as the wind gods cast a shadow over our world... Attitudes are changing on board in some ways now as life steadily reduces itself to basics. Quick washes in salt water, preserving the clothes that we have so few of and looking after every item. If something breaks or wears out we look for any task or repair it maight facilitate. I stuck some little cards up in the cuddies today with the tactics for the night on them - and I used sticky velcro. I had to see Jack for the velcro seeing that he had just 30 centimetres of it left. That's all - that's all that we have, and anything like that has to be regarded as precious. For me today has been quite a tough one, and as I sit here typing I've had only three hours sleep in the past 24. I have been worrying about performance data, and feeding it up to the guys. Worried about spending time on deck talking about thoughts on doing things better. There do not seem enough hours in the day to achieve everything, but it's a challenge, a massive challenge and if ever I feel that I am struggling to achieve everthing at the level I am looking for, I always try to find the solution. Today I drew myself out a daily timetable, a chart with the 24 hours in the day split into 15 minute blocks of time. I worked out what time I did what, how long it took, and where I wanted to be and when. This is such a large boat that things can happen in different areas completely independently. From the decks to the hulls, and even from the nav station to the galley - it's certainly hard to keep up to speed with everyone! But the chart is done, which includes each watch changeover, to weather, to interviews.. The only thing it doesn't include is sleep and food. I guess will have to slide them in somewhere! My time on deck today was fantastic, albeit a little frustraiting with the light breeze. The sea is now that deep blue, south atlantic blue which I think is a bluer blue than you can imagine. It's incredible just how much the colour of the can change; though I have noticed on this trip that these changes can happen and do happen very quickly. It's been a tough day today, but a good day. I just hope and pray for our luck to change, and for the winds to be a little fresher soon.... 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: Neal McDonald (UK) - Watch Leader Neal (39) understands naval engineering and design to the nth degree - importantly, for KINGFISHER2's Jules Verne record bid, he also knows how far you can push these giant catamarans. His experience on board Club Med in The Race as watch leader and again as co-skipper on Orange's Round Britain and Ireland record attempt, puts him in the enviable position - along with KINGFISHER2'S other watch leaders - of having the most experience of maxi catamarans. But like most sailors Neal started off in small boats and represented Great Britain at the Seoul Olympics in 1998 as crew in the Flying Dutchman class; as well as winning the 49er European Championship as crew in the same year. A year later he became International 14 USA and World Champion. But Neal's career in big boats had already begun and he was indexsheet/tactician on the Australian entry Sydney 95 in the 1994-95 America's Cup Challenger Series. He joined Lawrie Smith's Whitbread campaign as helmsman on Silk Cut in 1997-98 and in the 2001 Volvo Ocean Race was named skipper of Assa Abloy from the 2nd leg onwards bringing Assa home in 2nd place overall. Email Neal direct on board KINGFISHER2 at nealrace@kingfisherchallenges.com PARTNER OF THE DAY - THRANE&THRANE: Thrane & Thrane provide satellite transmission equipment to KINGFISHER2 including Mini M, Sat C and Fleet 77 services. http://www.teamkingfisher.com/thrane&thrane Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE