14.01.2011
OCEAN SPRINT 2, DAY 30
FOOD SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW FOR DEREK HATFIELD DAYS FROM VELUX 5 OCEANS FINISH LINE
Active House skipper forced to ration food and water in final days of ocean sprint two
HE’S just spent several days slamming into waves and battling headwinds but now VELUX 5 OCEANS skipper Derek Hatfield has another problem to contend with – his food supplies are running out. With 600 nautical miles – or around three days sailing – to go to reach the ocean sprint two finish line in Wellington, the 58-year-old Canadian has only enough food onboard Active House for four more meals. After accidentally discharging his index water tanks just a week out of Cape Town and with a broken water maker on Active House, his water supply is also worryingly low.
In order to indextain the energy needed to meet the physical demands of singlehanded Eco 60 sailing, the VELUX 5 OCEANS skippers will often get through two or three freeze-dried food pouches each day. Uncharacteristic Southern Ocean weather systems after leaving Cape Town have extended the predicted duration of the leg by over a week. Now, after 30 days at sea, Derek now faces the possibility of several days’ sailing with very little to eat or drink. Read more....
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Chris is having a pretty tough time of it, read his latest blog here...www.velux5oceans.com
You can listen to Derek's interview from today here....www.velux5oceans.com
Sprint Two is going to come down to the wire - if you want to see what the weather holds in store check out the latest from PredictWind http://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/
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