Jules Verne Trophy - Orange II - Geronimo - Cheyenne zur Übersicht 08.04.2004 The Geronimo trimaran newsletter n° 51 Jules Verne Trophy The South spits out Geronimo. Having rounded Cape Horn, the Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran is making headway due north to the west of the Falkland Islands. The crew is still stunned by their 10-day beating in icy cold temperatures. "Never again, whatever happens. If we'd known, we'd have stopped at New Zealand. Now that we're out of danger and look back at what we've been through, you have to admit that what we did was bloody stupid and we must never repeat the same mistake...", said the skipper this morning, reflecting the huge relief felt by all eleven men. As soon as they were able to gain the shelter of the South American coast, Geronimo helmed to port. With 30 knots of well established wind, she is now making due North at over 20 knots in normal seas. "We can get back to doing some yachting here...". The weather forecasts for the coming week seem pretty good, raising hopes of a rapid passage north to the Equator. The huge expanse of cold air from the Antarctic, combined with the unusually northerly position of the Atlantic low pressure areas, should feed air into all the ocean's weather systems, at least in the South Atlantic. Despite the fact that every member of the crew is completely exhausted, they will not be slow to recover their appetite for doing battle with the stopwatch. Even if the bar is set very high. Geronimo's latest news are on http://www.trimaran-geronimo.com Positions - DAY 41 GERONIMO (Cap Gemini / Schneider Electric) 55°56S - 63°15W 420 nautical miles covered in 24 hours, at an average speed of 17.5 knots Position of the Jules Verne Trophy holder (2002) 56°14S - 68°28W 547 nautical miles covered in 24 hours, at an average speed of 22.79 knots Position of the new (2004) record holder 46°44S - 49°43W 338 nautical miles covered in 24 hours, at an average speed of 14.10 knots Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE