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KINGFISHER2 has to deal with a periods of very light winds
lundi 10 février 2003 –
"We probably have another 2 days of this but, hopefully, some pressure will build tomorrow night," said MacArthur. "We are not pretending its the perfect trip - it’s not. But the weather is completely out of our control and we just have to deal with it."
About the crew : "Everyone on board has done thousand of miles before - there are not surprised to find themselves in this situation, it is normal not to have wind some of the time. To sail round the world without calms like this is impossible so we just deal with it. Just a few days away, it’s incredible to think, but we will be in the Southern Ocean freezing cold and a long way from this sweltering heat."
EXCERPTS FROM LATEST CREW EMAILS (see http://www.teamkingfisher.com for full crew emails)
ANDREW PREECE : In two week’s time we will be dreaming of this weather but right now we are searing in around 33 degrees centrigrade, our plight made all the worse by the fact that there is virtually no wind. We haven’t actually seen ’the two donuts’ yet (all zeros on the speed readout), but we have been pretty close. And with the sun passing just about overhead there is very little shade to be found around KINGFISHER2 ; below the off watch trying to sleep find themselves swimming in sweat...
KEVIN MCMEEL : We seem to have fallen into the worst case where the high does not exist in the North and we will be forced to sail very far south to get around it. To complicate matters there are several small highs and the wind is a mixture of directions placing many hurdles in our path. We will have to negotiate this disorganized picture and hope that in its instability something will change in our favour. Otherwise we may have to sail very far south down the
South American coast, adding many miles and precious time to our journey...
SUMMARY : 1500 GMT 10.2.03
Position : 19 12’ S 33 00’ W (482 nm SE of Salvador)
Av/Max boat speed in last hour : 3.62 / 7.47 knots Heading : 200
Av/Max wind speed in last hour : 3.7 / 7.1 knots TWD : 107
Distance to WP4 35 00’S / 24 00’W approach to Southern Ocean : 1058 nm (theorectical shortest distance)
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