175utc 48/03S 171/35W storm jib and 3 reefs in the mainsail, 30 knots N wind, speed 10.2 knots @ 090T for New Zealand ice gate west end. Miles covered in last
Month: January 2009
0745 utc 48/38S 178/28E 12.5kts boatspeed @074T, staysail, 2 reefs, 25 knots wind NW, moderate seas. Distance covered in last 24 hours: 258.9 nautical miles. We came a bit more
1146 utc, 49/56S 172/43E, staysail, 2 reefs, 20-25kts NW, speed 11.8 @ 067T Fast day downwind, now with the wind changing forward, fast again. Mostly solent and 3rd reef downwind
0848 utc 51/04S 165/19E 9kts, staysail, 3 reefs, awaiting frontal passage. Distance covered in last 24 hours: 217.9 nautical miles. Last night, on the other gybe, heading ESE, trying to get
by Capt. Murray Lister, Master, MV Cape York Rich and Great American III have passed The Cape of Good Hope and are now on passage across the Southern Indian Ocean, not being known
by Rich Wilson, Skipper, Great American III The midpoint of the voyage, estimated by time or mileage or geography, offers a symbolic chance for reflection on what we have accomplished, or not,
Janvier 2 2009, 0509utc 51/54S 158/26E 10.9 knots @ 106degT, staysail, 3 reefs in main, 25-30 knots sw wind, 15 foot seas building. Covered 268.4 nautical miles in the last 24
0530 utc 51/26S 150/59E, 11.6 knots at 085T, solent and one reef in the mainsail, SW wind at 20 knots. Earlier this morning, after a night of 15-18 knots of