News from the fleet:
Adriana:
Our spinnaker blew, under repair now
Best regards
Ciao Bella – JM BUSHA 54 Sailing:
WE HAVE JUST CROSSED THE MERIDIAN! We celebrated with some good old top deck chocolate. But we have better news, our desalinator is up and running and making water as well as usual. Please send our thanks to Ronin for the offer of water! But we are going to have to decline now that we have a desalinator desalinating. Please also let them know that we will sort them out with a beer when we arrive in Rio as a thank you gesture!
Love Water:
All good onboard. going fast…
Day 2 report (as submitted – shows just how difficult it is to type when sailing at these speeds!):
Lovewater has had two geeat days runs with a 24hr run of 597nm to 5pm sunday afternoon.
That is over 1000km in 24 hrs.
At the moment we qre engaged in a tactical duel with Mas and at the same time balancing that with the vagries of the wind and wether systems around the South Atlntic High. So far we have seen that we have the ability to match MAS in certain conditions and that with some smart routing and positioning we are competitive in this ocean scale match race.we entered the tropics in the eqrly hours of this morning and the sea has adopted the azzure blue of the deep ocean with lots of flying fish about. the sa temperature is now up to 27 deg and conditions onboqrd qre very pleasant – if you can call driving a roller coaster through a constant car wash pleasant. Everyone is good onboard. We have seen many ships and also this morning a school of dolphins showed up. Onward to rio at pace…..
Mojie:
All is well. More of the same in the trade wind downhill sailing. Great joy for the newbies at crossing the meridian this morning.
Myrtle of Bonnievale:
Last night was not a good night. All my fault. The wind was strong and I heard the two steam trains below again. I sat in the saloon to get away from the noise. My nerves as tight as a high pitched guitar string. At the end of Pietman’s shift, Myrtle threw her bum sideways again. We decided to lower the bigger spinnaker and hoist the smaller one. When all of that was done after half an hour’s hard foredeck work, the wind shifted and we had to do most of the work again to change tack. After that was done, the wind dropped to very low knots. Then the wind shifted again and we changed the sail again. Then the wind dropped completely and we lowered the smaller spinnaker and hoisted the bigger one again, only to see that it has a tear in the higher part of the sail. So the sail came down again to be patched and taped up later today. That was the story of the whole of last night with little miles gained to show for all our effort. We have 8 knots of wind at the moment with 4 knots boat speed.
Everyone is happy. Inge and Lize did some fancy exercises in the cockpit this morning.
Love to all.
Pierre Albertyn
Ronin:
I was busy with watermaker again. We have run into a hole unfortunately and lost speed. Watermaker popped again but managed to repair again. Hope it lasts. Otherwise all good here.
Saravah:
Yesterday Haspa Hamburg appeared on the horizon, and during the last 24 hs we have been playing match racing with each other and having lots of fun. Winds on a beam reach at a nice strength provided amazing sailing conditions, and we have been switching spinnakers at least twice per day.
The night brought challenging conditions but the crew kept the pedal to the metal and we screamed through the dark, reaching speeds higher than 16 knots!
The first reported positions showed Saravah to be the most westerly boat. That puts us well behind the leaderboard, but we are sure our strategy will pay in the medium to long term. Time will tell.
No breakages, but the crew have been busy using tools in order to improve our sleeping quarters. We are trying to fit 9 people into 3 bunks. So far so good, as no one had to sleep together.
Right now, 100% blue skies!
Saravah!
THESE RESULTS ARE PREDICTED OR PROVISIONAL – 13/01/2020 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 | Estimated finish time (UTC) corrected | Elapsed time corrected | Latest Position |
| 1 | Sulanga | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:05 | 2206.1 | 1633.6 | 9.3 | 23 Jan 08:26:02 | 18d 20h 26m 2s | 23 Jan 08:26:02 | 18d 20h 26m 2s | 021° 52.296S, 003° 11.496W |
| 2 | Mojie 1 | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2341.7 | 1483.4 | 7.5 | 26 Jan 10:42:13 | 21d 22h 42m 13s | 26 Jan 10:42:13 | 21d 22h 42m 13s | 021° 13.416S, 000° 50.964W |
| 3 | Umoya | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2375.8 | 1350.5 | 6.7 | 28 Jan 06:25:38 | 23d 18h 25m 38s | 28 Jan 06:25:38 | 23d 18h 25m 38s | 022° 01.950S, 000° 04.194W |
| 4 | Ciao Bella – JM BUSHA 54 SAILING TEAM | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2389.1 | 1483.3 | 8.1 | 25 Jan 20:38:56 | 21d 8h 38m 56s | 25 Jan 20:38:56 | 21d 8h 38m 56s | 020° 36.480S, 000° 07.032W |
| 5 | Argonaut | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:06 | 2433.7 | 1313.0 | 7.2 | 27 Jan 12:16:55 | 23d 0h 16m 55s | 27 Jan 12:16:55 | 23d 0h 16m 55s | 021° 18.132S, 000° 50.544E |
| 6 | Adriana | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2445.5 | 1276.1 | 6.2 | 29 Jan 19:17:30 | 25d 7h 17m 30s | 29 Jan 19:17:30 | 25d 7h 17m 30s | 022° 24.648S, 001° 16.470E |
| 7 | Ronin | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:05 | 2455.9 | 1350.4 | 6.5 | 29 Jan 03:57:22 | 24d 15h 57m 22s | 29 Jan 03:57:22 | 24d 15h 57m 22s | 022° 14.520S, 001° 25.992E |
| 8 | Myrtle of Bonnievale | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:35 | 2462.6 | 1289.9 | 5.4 | 01 Feb 11:45:40 | 27d 23h 45m 40s | 01 Feb 11:45:40 | 27d 23h 45m 40s | 021° 58.608S, 001° 30.288E |
| 9 | San Salvador | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:04 | 2465.3 | 1153.1 | 6.2 | 30 Jan 04:40:22 | 25d 16h 40m 22s | 30 Jan 04:40:22 | 25d 16h 40m 22s | 023° 52.542S, 001° 53.292E |
| 10 | Northern Light | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:04:35 | 2501.3 | 1156.6 | 4.0 | 08 Feb 07:42:40 | 34d 19h 42m 40s | 08 Feb 07:42:40 | 34d 19h 42m 40s | 023° 27.750S, 002° 29.070E |
| 11 | Tam Tam | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:04 | 2509.8 | 1240.6 | 6.0 | 31 Jan 00:21:23 | 26d 12h 21m 23s | 31 Jan 00:21:23 | 26d 12h 21m 23s | 021° 56.892S, 002° 21.648E |
| 12 | Indulgence | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:07 | 2540.4 | 1170.2 | 6.2 | 30 Jan 14:15:14 | 26d 2h 15m 14s | 30 Jan 14:15:14 | 26d 2h 15m 14s | 023° 39.072S, 003° 14.070E |
| 13 | Rotary Scout | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:29 | 2646.1 | 1106.3 | 5.7 | 01 Feb 22:59:50 | 28d 10h 59m 50s | 01 Feb 22:59:50 | 28d 10h 59m 50s | 022° 10.080S, 004° 53.910E |
| 14 | Love Water | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:05 | 2646.9 | 1182.8 | 9.7 | 24 Jan 19:35:18 | 13d 7h 35m 18s | 24 Jan 19:35:18 | 13d 7h 35m 18s | 020° 33.426S, 004° 33.714E |
| 15 | Maserati Multi 70 | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:09 | 2680.7 | 1144.2 | 14.3 | 21 Jan 08:00:58 | 9d 20h 0m 58s | 21 Jan 08:00:58 | 9d 20h 0m 58s | 020° 57.990S, 005° 16.326E |
| 16 | CFM2 – ZULU GIRL powered by MAZI | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:05 | 2878.2 | 477.9 | 8.8 | 27 Jan 04:35:18 | 15d 16h 35m 18s | 27 Jan 04:35:18 | 15d 16h 35m 18s | 030° 03.894S, 010° 25.680E |
| 17 | Mussulo 40 – Team Angolan Cables | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:00 | 2885.8 | 505.9 | 9.0 | 26 Jan 21:47:42 | 15d 9h 47m 42s | 26 Jan 21:47:42 | 15d 9h 47m 42s | 029° 13.776S, 010° 29.202E |
| 18 | Almagores II | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:04 | 2890.0 | 514.2 | 10.4 | 25 Jan 02:47:49 | 13d 14h 47m 49s | 25 Jan 02:47:49 | 13d 14h 47m 49s | 029° 35.076S, 010° 36.324E |
| 19 | Saravah | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2917.5 | 483.1 | 9.0 | 27 Jan 01:33:17 | 15d 13h 33m 17s | 27 Jan 01:33:17 | 15d 13h 33m 17s | 029° 17.088S, 011° 06.066E |
| 20 | Haspa Hamburg | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:30 | 2923.8 | 475.2 | 8.9 | 27 Jan 06:02:23 | 15d 18h 2m 23s | 27 Jan 06:02:23 | 15d 18h 2m 23s | 029° 17.940S, 011° 13.392E |
| 21 | Ballyhoo Too | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:06 | 2978.4 | 392.6 | 5.3 | 05 Feb 20:09:29 | 25d 8h 9m 29s | 05 Feb 20:09:29 | 25d 8h 9m 29s | 030° 04.470S, 012° 22.098E |
| 22 | Anjo | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:04 | 3047.4 | 359.6 | 3.7 | 16 Feb 08:39:33 | 35d 20h 39m 33s | 16 Feb 08:39:33 | 35d 20h 39m 33s | 029° 49.440S, 013° 40.290E |
Double-handed:
| 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 | Mussulo 40 – Team Angolan Cables | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:00 | 2885.8 | 505.9 | 9.0 | 26 Jan 21:47:42 | 15d 9h 47m 42s | 26 Jan 21:47:42 | 15d 9h 47m 42s | 029° 13.776S, 010° 29.202E |
| 2 | Ballyhoo Too | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:06 | 2978.4 | 392.6 | 5.3 | 05 Feb 20:09:29 | 25d 8h 9m 29s | 05 Feb 20:09:29 | 25d 8h 9m 29s | 030° 04.470S, 012° 22.098E |
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 | Saravah | 1.311 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2917.5 | 483.1 | 9.0 | 27 Jan 01:33:17 | 15d 13h 33m 17s | 31 Jan 21:48:18 | 20d 9h 48m 18s | 029° 17.088S, 011° 06.066E |
| 2 | CFM2 – ZULU GIRL powered by MAZI | 1.322 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:05 | 2878.2 | 477.9 | 8.8 | 27 Jan 04:35:18 | 15d 16h 35m 18s | 01 Feb 05:53:15 | 20d 17h 53m 15s | 030° 03.894S, 010° 25.680E |
| 3 | Mussulo 40 – Team Angolan Cables | 1.371 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:00 | 2885.8 | 505.9 | 9.0 | 26 Jan 21:47:42 | 15d 9h 47m 42s | 01 Feb 15:01:33 | 21d 3h 1m 33s | 029° 13.776S, 010° 29.202E |
| 4 | Haspa Hamburg | 1.411 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:30 | 2923.8 | 475.2 | 8.9 | 27 Jan 06:02:23 | 15d 18h 2m 23s | 02 Feb 17:24:51 | 22d 5h 24m 51s | 029° 17.940S, 011° 13.392E |
| 5 | Almagores II | 1.669 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:04 | 2890.0 | 514.2 | 10.4 | 25 Jan 02:47:49 | 13d 14h 47m 49s | 03 Feb 05:23:29 | 22d 17h 23m 29s | 029° 35.076S, 010° 36.324E |
| 6 | Ciao Bella – JM BUSHA 54 SAILING TEAM | 1.133 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2389.1 | 1483.3 | 8.1 | 25 Jan 20:38:56 | 21d 8h 38m 56s | 28 Jan 16:49:52 | 24d 4h 49m 52s | 020° 36.480S, 000° 07.032W |
| 7 | Mojie 1 | 1.151 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2341.7 | 1483.4 | 7.5 | 26 Jan 10:42:13 | 21d 22h 42m 13s | 29 Jan 18:01:31 | 25d 6h 1m 31s | 021° 13.416S, 000° 50.964W |
| 8 | Indulgence | 0.998 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:07 | 2540.4 | 1170.2 | 6.2 | 30 Jan 14:15:14 | 26d 2h 15m 14s | 30 Jan 13:00:05 | 26d 1h 0m 5s | 023° 39.072S, 003° 14.070E |
| 9 | Umoya | 1.130 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2375.8 | 1350.5 | 6.7 | 28 Jan 06:25:38 | 23d 18h 25m 38s | 31 Jan 08:17:51 | 26d 20h 17m 51s | 022° 01.950S, 000° 04.194W |
| 10 | Argonaut | 1.195 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:06 | 2433.7 | 1313.0 | 7.2 | 27 Jan 12:16:55 | 23d 0h 16m 55s | 01 Feb 00:01:56 | 27d 12h 1m 56s | 021° 18.132S, 000° 50.544E |
| 11 | San Salvador | 1.085 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:04 | 2465.3 | 1153.1 | 6.2 | 30 Jan 04:40:22 | 25d 16h 40m 22s | 01 Feb 09:20:12 | 27d 21h 20m 12s | 023° 52.542S, 001° 53.292E |
| 12 | Rotary Scout | 1.016 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:29 | 2646.1 | 1106.3 | 5.7 | 01 Feb 22:59:50 | 28d 10h 59m 50s | 02 Feb 09:59:37 | 28d 21h 59m 37s | 022° 10.080S, 004° 53.910E |
| 13 | Tam Tam | 1.123 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:04 | 2509.8 | 1240.6 | 6.0 | 31 Jan 00:21:23 | 26d 12h 21m 23s | 03 Feb 06:22:25 | 29d 18h 22m 25s | 021° 56.892S, 002° 21.648E |
| 14 | Adriana | 1.177 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:08 | 2445.5 | 1276.1 | 6.2 | 29 Jan 19:17:30 | 25d 7h 17m 30s | 03 Feb 06:43:18 | 29d 18h 43m 18s | 022° 24.648S, 001° 16.470E |
| 15 | Ballyhoo Too | 1.196 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:06 | 2978.4 | 392.6 | 5.3 | 05 Feb 20:09:29 | 25d 8h 9m 29s | 10 Feb 19:32:22 | 30d 7h 32m 22s | 030° 04.470S, 012° 22.098E |
| 16 | Northern Light | 1.135 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:04:35 | 2501.3 | 1156.6 | 4.0 | 08 Feb 07:42:40 | 34d 19h 42m 40s | 13 Feb 00:31:56 | 39d 12h 31m 56s | 023° 27.750S, 002° 29.070E |
| 17 | Anjo | 1.171 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:04 | 3047.4 | 359.6 | 3.7 | 16 Feb 08:39:33 | 35d 20h 39m 33s | 22 Feb 11:49:55 | 41d 23h 49m 55s | 029° 49.440S, 013° 40.290E |
Multihull:
| 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 | Sulanga | 0.658 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:05 | 2206.1 | 1633.6 | 9.3 | 23 Jan 08:26:02 | 18d 20h 26m 2s | 16 Jan 21:42:05 | 12d 9h 42m 5s | 021° 52.296S, 003° 11.496W |
| 2 | Myrtle of Bonnievale | 0.500 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:35 | 2462.6 | 1289.9 | 5.4 | 01 Feb 11:45:40 | 27d 23h 45m 40s | 18 Jan 11:52:50 | 13d 23h 52m 50s | 021° 58.608S, 001° 30.288E |
| 3 | Maserati Multi 70 | 1.429 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:09 | 2680.7 | 1144.2 | 14.3 | 21 Jan 08:00:58 | 9d 20h 0m 58s | 25 Jan 13:16:01 | 14d 1h 16m 1s | 020° 57.990S, 005° 16.326E |
| 4 | Ronin | 0.571 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:05 | 2455.9 | 1350.4 | 6.5 | 29 Jan 03:57:22 | 24d 15h 57m 22s | 18 Jan 14:00:25 | 14d 2h 0m 25s | 022° 14.520S, 001° 25.992E |
| 5 | Love Water | 1.471 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 13 Jan 12:00:05 | 2646.9 | 1182.8 | 9.7 | 24 Jan 19:35:18 | 13d 7h 35m 18s | 31 Jan 02:06:52 | 19d 14h 6m 52s | 020° 33.426S, 004° 33.714E |
