Jules Verne Trophy 2005 - Bruno Peyron/Orange II www.maxicatamaran-orange.com - zur Übersicht 08.03.2005 Orange II Slowed for Four to Five Days Bruno Peyron knew it. This climb back up the North Atlantic is not going to be an enjoyable one. This Tuesday morning, the boat speed has begun to drop off dramatically to around 11-12 knots, as the result of a big ridge of high pressure being impossible to round and the wind conspicuous by its absence. The maxi-catamaran’s crew has no other choice than to cross it and be slowed for four to five days. This rather unusual meteorological situation in the North Atlantic for this time of year may cause Orange II to lose three of its nine day lead over Cheyenne’s record. Confidence still reigns aboard but each of them knows that they’re going to have to just grin and bear it for now. Bruno Peyron, Tuesday morning at 0400 GMT: « It’s gradually easing off, the wind is very light. We are preparing to spend four to five special days. The situation has not developed. We’re going to have to cross through the 200 mile thick ridge of high pressure. We have no choice. It’s all very complicated as the anticyclone is installing itself behind and will pass over our heads from left to right. As a result we will be going very slowly for four days. We should make 1000 miles during the four days (instead of a normal two days), which isn’t going to be much fun. This will be the slowest part of our round the world. Normally, the anticyclone is in position (level with the Azores) and we can round to the left of it with the trade winds below, but the whole system has been destroyed by a depression now passing across it. It reindexs complicated behind as the transition with the depression is not very reliable either. It could be worse. We’ve known for some time that this was going to be difficult. We’ve been preparing for it and we’re doing what we have to do. All this may make us lose nearly three days. » References Day at sea : 43rd Date : 08/03/2005 Time (GMT) : 03h40 Latitude : 13 09.64' N Longitude : 37 21.64' W Instantaneous speed : 11.4 kts Instantaneous heading : 334 Average speed : 12.1 kts Speed over 24 hr : 17.5 kts Distance over 24 hr : 419 nm Speed since the start : 23.0 kts Overall distance : 23571 nm Distance reindexing : 2657.20 nm Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE