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Tim Kent on Everest Horizontal finished the second leg
lundi 2 décembre 2002 –
Earlier in the day Tim sent a poignant email. "The last two days have been long ones," Tim wrote. "As I send this, we have under 100 miles to go. I have been busy all day so I really have not had time to ponder the idea of stepping off this boat for the first time in over five weeks. It’s amazing, but I have not laid eyes on another person in that long ! And I have clocked over 8,200 miles of solo sailing. My dominant thoughts are ones of gratitude. Gratitude to all of you who, through labor, fincancial contributions, or in the case of our supporting sponsors, parts and equipment have made this possible. Gratitude to all of you who have been following this adventure and have written to me with your encouragement. Gratitude for this wonderful, fleet, willing boat. Gratitude to my family and friends who have done so much. And gratitude for this wonderful blue planet, whose oceans are so overwhelmingly beautiful. And BIG ! Tim"
Next in line are the first Open 40 skippers Canadian Derek Hatfield on Spirit of Canada and Japanese Kojiro Shiraishi on Spirit of yukoh, both racing in to Cape Town at 6 - 8 knots in a South Easterly breeze. Derek’s ETA is for 0400hrs local time 3rd December, and Kojiro is about 12 hours behind him. The anticipation of steaks and sushi will hopefully reel them in to the end of their journey in good time !
Soldiering on behind are John Dennis on Bayer Ascensia, and Alan Paris on BTC Velocity, both skippers playing cat and mouse with the high pressure system sitting off Cape Town. Today is Alan Paris’ birthday, so we send him our best wishes and fair winds for the final run to the finish. The breeze has been fickle with these two skippers, their boat speeds jumping around, making their ETA’s difficult to determine, and putting the skippers’ minds in turmoil over these last few days sailing after nearly 50 days on the water alone. John voiced his frustration last night : "36 hrs ago I had visions of continuing at 10 kts pls for the duration and coming into Cape Town Wed evening with no problem. This evening with sunset the wind diminished again and we are wallowing in 3 meter swells from SW and doing 2.5 kts - we are so close yet so far from port and repairs and rest. I must not despair or let my spirits deminish. We will arrive, I just hope it is before everyone leaves for New Zealand !"
Provisional Results, Leg 2
Class 1
1st : Bobst Group-Armor Lux finish time 09:59:45 GMT - 29 DAYS 22HRS 59 M 45S
2nd : Solidaires finish time 19:42:55 GMT - 30 DAYS 8 HRS 42 M 55S
3rd : Pindar finish time 03:27:13 GMT - 30 DAYS 16HRS 27 M 15S
4th : Hexagon finish time 02:54:12 GMT - 31 DAYS 15HRS 54 M 12S
5th : Ocean Planet finish time 03:15:16 GMT - 44 DAYS 16HRS 15 M 16S on the water. NB : NOT including the provisional 48 hour time penalty for stopping in Spain.
Provisional Results, Leg 2 : Class 2
- 1st : Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America finish time 13:48:13 GMT - 44 DAYS, 2 HRS, 48M, 13S on the water.
- 2nd : Everest Horizontal finish time 15:37:35 GMT - 48 DAYS, 3 HRS, 37M, 35S on the water
- NB : NOT including the provisional 48 hour time penalty for stopping in Spain.
Positions at 1400hrs GMT 2nd December 2002
Class 1
Boat Lat Lon AvgBsp AvgHeading DTF (nm)
1. Tiscali, 28 24.340 S, 21 55.070 W, 72.31 nm, 9.05 kt, 119 °T, 2084.85 nm
Class 2
Boat Lat Lon AvgBsp AvgHeading DTF (nm)
1. Spirit of Canada, 34 19.919 S, 16 29.951 E, 65.77 nm, 8.22 kt, 81 °T, 99.86 nm
2. Spirit of yukoh, 35 12.460 S, 14 23.550 E, 42.99 nm, 5.38 kt, 67 °T, 214.91 nm
3. Bayer Ascensia, 35 20.140 S, 2 40.290 E, 47.96 nm, 6.00 kt, 105 °T, 782.50 nm
4. BTC Velocity, 36 12.340 S, 0 23.365 W, 52.69 nm, 6.59 kt, 145 °T, 933.63 nm
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