Jules Verne Trophy - Orange II - Geronimo - Cheyenne zur Übersicht 10.03.2004 Geronimo heads for the Cape of Good Hope. At the end of last night, the Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran gibed once more and onto a heading for South Africa. The wind had finally moved round to the north-northwest as predicted by the forecasting models. Now sticking rigorously to one particular isobar to skirt around the high pressure area, the 11-man crew found the southerly edge of the anticyclone and were on their way to the Southern Ocean. Since Day 13 was spent rounding the high pressure area, the point-to-point distance covered was only average, not helped by the progressive shift and slackening of the wind. The current record holder covered only 277 nautical miles on her day 13, leaving Geronimo still significantly ahead. In the early hours of today, the northerly wind picked up a slight easterly component and a few extra knots, allowing the trimaran to make for the southeast at over 20 knots. Despite the extra distance involved, the decision to keep outside the high pressure area seems therefore to have been the right one and has been rewarded with a higher average speed. The forecasts as far as the Cape of Good Hope are good. Only the wind direction, which will continue to move round to the west, offers any threat to Geronimo’s progress. A following wind full astern would mean continual gibing to avoid being forced too far south and into the threat of ice, which can occur as far north as 40°South on the same longitude as South Africa. The challenge will therefore be to indextain the best possible point-to-point speed within a narrow corridor between the anticyclone to the north and floating ice to the south. Geronimo's latest news are on http://www.trimaran-geronimo.com Positions - DAY 13 GERONIMO 33°20S – 30°59W 368.55 nautical miles in 24 hours, at an average speed of 15.36 knots Distance to Waypoint 1 (35°S-24°W): 360 nautical miles 2002 Record 29°18S – 29°32W 304.64 nautical miles in 24 hours, at an average speed of 12.70 knots Distance to Waypoint 1 (35°S-24°W): 442.5 nautical miles Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE