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19 days 2 hours 30 minutes from ushant to Cape of Good Hope for Kingfisher2
mardi 18 février 2003 –
"The next 24 hours are not looking brilliant," said MacArthur. "The weather models make it look simple but the situation is pretty complicated as the actual wind field does not match the forecast models with the models saying there will be 40-50% less breeze." Over the next few days KINGFISHER2 will be moving south to avoid a huge high pressure zone in the mid Indian Ocean but other lows that are moving around are forming a convergence zone - basically a 200 mile corridor - that may not hold as much pressure as Ellen and the crew would like. Both Orange and Geronimo positioned further north, had "slower" periods and lower 24 hour mileage rates during the same stage of their record Record #sailingrecord bids, so it is a good opportunity for KINGFISHER2 to get back more time if the weather holds for them.
The next closest landmark will be the Prince Edward Islands and the Les Crozet islands that are positioned another 772 miles to the east. KINGFISHER2 plan to keep these islands to starboard.
JULES VERNE USHANT (START) TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TIMES :
2003 Geronimo (de Kersauson) 16 days 14 hours 35 minutes 21 seconds
2002 Orange (Peyron) 18 days 18 hours 40 minutes
2003 Kingfisher2 (MacArthur) 19 days 2 hours 30 minutes
1997 Sport Elec (de Kersauson) 21 days 18 hours 17 minutes
1994 ENZA (Blake/Knox-Johnston) 19 days 17 hours 53 minutes
1993 Commodore Explorer (Peyron) 21 days 12 hours 48 minutes
SUMMARY : 1500 GMT 18.2.03
Position : 43 46’S 20 29’E (approx 1067 nm S of tip of South Africa / 772 nm from Prince Edward Islands)
Boat speed : 25 knots
Distance to WP6 46 00’S / 70 00’E 200 miles north of Kerguelen Islands : 2079 nm (theorectical shortest distance)
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