Grands Records - Heading Straight For The Rock
06 April 16:50

An intermediate fix taken at 13:16 GMT today, Tuesday 6 April, put the trimaran Geronimo at 58°45S, 80°01W.

Still making very slow headway upwind, Olivier de Kersauson and his crew announced their intention by satellite telephone to do battle with the strong winds that stand between them and the Horn.

The Cap Gemini and Schneider Electric crew are now preparing to head straight for the rock, thanks to a 25-knot south-easterly which is forecast to strengthen as they approach their objective.

Nevertheless, they should soon feel the benefit of a change in wind direction to the south, which is forecast for between 18:00 and 21:00 GMT today and which should allow them, finally, to pass Cape Horn.

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