21.03.2004
The Geronimo trimaran newsletter n°32
Jules Verne Trophy
Geronimo inside her own record time of 2003
It's possible that the Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran could improve on her own record time of 2003 for the passage to Cape Leeuwin. The current record of 26 days, 4 hours 53 minutes was set during last year's attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy.
At the end of her 24th day at sea, Geronimo was 798 nautical miles from the longitude of this cape, which marks the south-western tip of Australia. But she must now get through a day of transition marked by a significant drop in wind speed (10/15 knots) and therefore boat speed. The crew's aim is to keep ahead of the depression they have just overtaken in order to limit such slowdowns to the absolute minimum.
In 2003, Olivier de Kersauson and his 10-man crew rounded Cape Leeuwin 3 days and 2 hours ahead of the time set by the current record holder after an express passage south through the Atlantic.
On Day 24, Geronimo covered 532 nautical miles to indextain what has been a very impressive performance all the way from the Cape of God Hope.
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Olivier de Kersauson an Deck
Noch 2 Tage bis Cape Leeuwin
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