News from the fleet:
Argonaut:
Braaied springbok rump & sweet potatoes + carrot salad for dinner opened a bottle of springfield wholeberry last night. Flying along at 6 knots. Pls ask organizing committee to organize wind. Can see mojie still and many of the fleet on AIS. Saw some jelly fish. Rod out to catch fish – so far only caught a blue ribbon packet.
Engine all sorted and happy. Generator running at the moment to heat up the geyser for a nice hot bath later. Spinnaker is up and flying since 0700 on the wrong halyard. Braaied boerie rolls 4 lunch. Engines are healthy. Played a game of cluedo.
Ronin:
Finally sailing downwind. Flying sym last 18 hours. Got the cob going be made a massive lunch. No freeze dried food here. Had lot of comms with rotary scout. out of range now though. They all sound fine.
Sulanga:
All well on board
Umoya:
Spinny is up today with easy SE blowing. Trucking nicely at 320T
THESE RESULTS ARE PREDICTED OR PROVISIONAL – 06/01/2020 14:00:00B
Line Honours:
| Pos | Name | Rating | Start Time | Last update | DTF (NM) | Distance Sailed (NM) | VMG Recent (Knots) | Estimated finish time (UTC) | Elapsed time |
| 1 | San Salvador | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:04 | 3098.9 | 225.8 | 4.6 | 03 Feb 10:00:53 | 29d 22h 0m 53s |
| 2 | Sulanga | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:00 | 3108.4 | 286.0 | 5.9 | 28 Jan 07:15:29 | 23d 19h 15m 29s |
| 3 | Northern Light | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:03:18 | 3119.4 | 213.3 | 4.7 | 03 Feb 05:28:35 | 29d 17h 28m 35s |
| 4 | Indulgence | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:07 | 3142.1 | 220.2 | 3.5 | 12 Feb 16:04:32 | 39d 4h 4m 32s |
| 5 | Umoya | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:09 | 3150.1 | 217.1 | 3.8 | 09 Feb 14:40:28 | 36d 2h 40m 28s |
| 6 | Rotary Scout | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:24 | 3150.7 | 180.2 | 3.6 | 11 Feb 17:30:39 | 38d 5h 30m 39s |
| 7 | Mojie 1 | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:08 | 3154.4 | 256.5 | 2.9 | 21 Feb 12:01:44 | 48d 0h 1m 44s |
| 8 | Ronin | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:05 | 3161.8 | 214.3 | 2.6 | 26 Feb 08:27:26 | 52d 20h 27m 26s |
| 9 | Tam Tam | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:04 | 3167.3 | 213.3 | 2.0 | 11 Mar 12:14:05 | 67d 0h 14m 5s |
| 10 | Adriana | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:07 | 3170.3 | 201.9 | 1.3 | 14 Apr 01:10:09 | 100d 13h 10m 9s |
| 11 | Argonaut | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:06 | 3171.1 | 237.1 | 1.8 | 18 Mar 23:37:39 | 74d 11h 37m 39s |
| 12 | Ciao Bella – JM BUSHA 54 SAILING TEAM | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:08 | 3187.9 | 242.2 | 2.5 | 27 Feb 23:19:22 | 54d 11h 19m 22s |
| 13 | Myrtle of Bonnievale | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:04 | 3222.1 | 193.2 | 0.2 | 27 Sep 22:23:04 | 632d 10h 23m 4s |
Monohull:
| Pos | Name | Rating | Start Time | Last update | DTF (NM) | Distance Sailed (NM) | VMG Recent (Knots) | Estimated finish time (UTC) | Elapsed time | Estimated finish time (UTC) corrected | Elapsed time corrected | Latest Position |
| 1 | San Salvador | 1.085 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:04 | 3098.9 | 225.8 | 4.6 | 03 Feb 10:00:53 | 29d 22h 0m 53s | 05 Feb 23:19:59 | 32d 11h 19m 59s | 031° 47.862S, 014° 55.008E |
| 2 | Northern Light | 1.135 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:03:18 | 3119.4 | 213.3 | 4.7 | 03 Feb 05:28:35 | 29d 17h 28m 35s | 07 Feb 05:47:45 | 33d 17h 47m 45s | 031° 56.250S, 015° 20.244E |
| 3 | Rotary Scout | 1.016 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:24 | 3150.7 | 180.2 | 3.6 | 11 Feb 17:30:39 | 38d 5h 30m 39s | 12 Feb 08:16:58 | 38d 20h 16m 58s | 032° 01.554S, 015° 57.930E |
| 4 | Indulgence | 0.998 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:07 | 3142.1 | 220.2 | 3.5 | 12 Feb 16:04:32 | 39d 4h 4m 32s | 12 Feb 14:11:43 | 39d 2h 11m 43s | 031° 27.456S, 015° 43.638E |
| 5 | Umoya | 1.130 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:09 | 3150.1 | 217.1 | 3.8 | 09 Feb 14:40:28 | 36d 2h 40m 28s | 14 Feb 06:54:32 | 40d 18h 54m 32s | 031° 16.446S, 015° 51.636E |
| 6 | Mojie 1 | 1.151 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:08 | 3154.4 | 256.5 | 2.9 | 21 Feb 12:01:44 | 48d 0h 1m 44s | 28 Feb 17:31:28 | 55d 5h 31m 28s | 030° 41.352S, 015° 51.966E |
| 7 | Ciao Bella – JM BUSHA 54 SAILING TEAM | 1.133 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:08 | 3187.9 | 242.2 | 2.5 | 27 Feb 23:19:22 | 54d 11h 19m 22s | 06 Mar 05:11:48 | 61d 17h 11m 48s | 030° 45.414S, 016° 31.806E |
| 8 | Tam Tam | 1.123 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:04 | 3167.3 | 213.3 | 2.0 | 11 Mar 12:14:05 | 67d 0h 14m 5s | 19 Mar 17:24:15 | 75d 5h 24m 15s | 031° 21.270S, 016° 12.528E |
| 9 | Argonaut | 1.195 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:06 | 3171.1 | 237.1 | 1.8 | 18 Mar 23:37:39 | 74d 11h 37m 39s | 02 Apr 12:23:37 | 89d 0h 23m 37s | 030° 53.382S, 016° 13.164E |
| 10 | Adriana | 1.177 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:07 | 3170.3 | 201.9 | 1.3 | 14 Apr 01:10:09 | 100d 13h 10m 9s | 01 May 20:03:32 | 118d 8h 3m 32s | 031° 46.788S, 016° 19.314E |
Multihull:
| 1 | Sulanga | 0.658 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:00 | 3108.4 | 286.0 | 5.9 | 28 Jan 07:15:29 | 23d 19h 15m 29s | 20 Jan 03:53:16 | 15d 15h 53m 16s | 030° 33.198S, 014° 57.042E |
| 2 | Ronin | 0.571 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:05 | 3161.8 | 214.3 | 2.6 | 26 Feb 08:27:26 | 52d 20h 27m 26s | 03 Feb 16:17:21 | 30d 4h 17m 21s | 031° 30.018S, 016° 07.104E |
| 3 | Myrtle of Bonnievale | 0.500 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 06 Jan 12:00:04 | 3222.1 | 193.2 | 0.2 | 27 Sep 22:23:04 | 632d 10h 23m 4s | 15 Nov 17:11:32 | 316d 5h 11m 32s | 031° 28.014S, 017° 18.108E |
