Jules Verne Trophy - Orange II - Geronimo - Cheyenne zur Übersicht 16.04.2004 A rerun of last year. Just like last year, the South Atlantic has no wind to speak of. The crew of Geronimo have always held firmly to the imaginary statistical law which says that a poor southward leg through the Atlantic must be compensated for by a good northward one. Last year, they paid for their record dash south with the slowest return leg ever recorded in the history of the Jules Verne Trophy. This year, it seems as if their mediocre outward passage is to be matched by an equally mediocre return journey. That is the principle of reciprocal luck adhered to by becalmed yachtsmen. The Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric trimaran continues to slog upwind on a direct route, which has helped the crew indextain their lead over the current Jules Verne Trophy record. On the other hand, the gap between them and the new record set by Cheyenne now seems an almost insurmountable challenge, unless assisted by some climatic miracle, combined with a strong depression over the Azores... Things are beginning to look more and more like a rerun of last year. We must just hope that the North Atlantic is not fast asleep as well… DAY 50 GERONIMO (Cap Gemini / Schneider Electric) 20°47S - 38°57W 252 nautical miles covered in 24 hours, at an average speed of 10.5 knots Distance to the Equator Geronimo: 1,353 nautical miles Orange: 1,789 nautical miles Cheyenne: 76 nautical miles Press Relations RIVACOM Régis Rassouli Tel : +33 (0) 2 98 43 21 50 regis@rivacom.fr Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE