kts boat speed towards the line. We hit the line about 40 seconds
late, no point pushing it too close with 485 miles ahead of us! Out in
front 0.6 miles is Streamline and 15 minutes later Richard house
hospice will start.
These two boat have been distant company for the race so far, we cross
paths every 12 hours or so. If we keep up with them we are doing ok as
they are both officially faster boats than us.
1 hour in and the wind is sitting around 10-17kts, boat speed between
6 and 9 kts and we have already pulled up to abeam the guys in front.
A huge rolling swell is still running after the gales of the last few
days.
We heard good news last night that all of the boats including Paradox
are all ok. They have all been going very slowly dragging tyres and
Drougues to slow them down whilst in what sounds like awfull
conditions. They should start to experience the calmer winds later
today.
There are again no real tactics on this leg, the wind forecast is very
succeptable to change so we will
Sail the shortest route, right down the middle. That is of course
unless the wind gods say otherwise......
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