Jules
Verne Trophy - Geronimo Continues South
On
her first full day of racing (coincidentally,
Jules Verne’s birthday!), the Cap Gemini
and Schneider Electric trimaran has progressed
better than expected. Having covered 461.24 nautical
miles in 24 hours, she is slightly ahead of the
time set by current record holder, the maxi-catamaran
Orange. Given that the first hours of this attempt
have been calm to say the least, this performance
is encouraging in terms both of men and machine.
The
crew now needs the right weather conditions over
the coming hours and a favourable sequence of
weather systems. Geronimo has made her choice
of route, opting for a more westerly track rather
than the southern option. The latter is shorter,
but more difficult to read in terms of the conditions.
The reality is that none of the weather systems
in the region is truly established and the forecasts
change completely every three hours. The western
option will involve long hours of sailing close-hauled
on the wind (into the wind) before reaching the
eastern edge of the Azores High. The bottom line
is that although this is the longer route, it
demands less effort. Read more
| Position
Day 1 |
Lat |
Long |
Distance
covered in 24 hours (nm) |
Average
speed |
| Geronimo |
42°42N |
12°20W |
461 |
19.25 |
| Orange |
42°12N |
11°11W |
457 |
19.02 |
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