News from the fleet:
(Messages are relayed as received)
Adriana:
Recieved your information, we are dodging the storm and braiing fillet mignon and having a nice red wine. The chef is geting tired of cooking and menacing strike 😀
Best regards
Argonaut:
Last night a petrel landed on our stern and sat there for a while before leaving us again. Some kind of big fish (possibly tuna) swam offwith our lure after breaking the line. Currently we have been through every 30 seconds card of both adult and kids version!
CFM2 – ZULU GIRL powered by MAZI:
Good evening
Family and friends
We hope everyone is well.
Conditions onboard have been good today we have light to moderate wind (around 10 -15 knots). our heading is on average about 300deg.It is probably the warmest day we’ve had (really wishing we could use our fans!)Food has been great thanks to Dan the Man. We are now setting up the boat for the next couple of days.
Now with about a week left of the race it is time to be focused in terms of how we finish as the last 1300 miles is going to be very tactically challenging. we are very happy with where we are! If anyone chats to Mossulo let them know we are coming! ZuluGirl Powered By Mazi! PHEZKWABO!
Siyanda Vato
Mojie:
Experienced consistent and moderate winds, and made good miles with our recently re-repaired S4 spinnaker. Initial night rain squalls were followed by a late rising, waning crescent moon and beautiful stars. We have used the good weather to check all our storm sails and prepare for the extreme weather that is forecast. We have just changed ship time to UTC – 2 hrs
Mussulo 40 – Team Angolan Cables:
Everything Ok!
regards
Jose
Myrtle of Bonnievale:
We had a good swim for 45 minutes when we stopped yesterday. Today Pietman has some ear infection, probably from the swimming and wind in the ear later. We hope it will clear up soon.
PK and Lize is washing clothes today. The boat and everyone is happy.
Cloud cover 30%, Outside temperature 28,3 C, Water temperature 28,3 deg C (seriously), Wave height 2 meter, Wind from 95 deg, Wind strength 14 knots, Barometer 1020.
Love and good wishes to all from all aboard Myrtle.
Pierre Albertyn
Almagores II:
The day of the race start, we weight and wrote each weight on a notebook.
The idea was to check, if at the arrival in Rio we lost, gained or remained the same weight, but we didn’t know that Nicole and Massimo would have start to cook such a good things, for lunch and for dinner.
Let me describe some of them.
I could start telling you about fillet with pepper, or pasta with pesto sauce,or swordfish and tomatoes sauce,or, why not, about baciocca cake ( potatos cake), but how can I forget to tell you of some cocoa cakes, chocolate and pears, or 4 pizzas cooked today for dinner?
So now, what’s your opinion about our weight in Rio? I think that it will be easier to make us roll instead of walking, here we do not loose kilos, we add kilos….
P.S. Do you remember that some days ago I wrote abouto someone on board seeing UFO in the middle of the night? Today we recieved a mail from a SAA pilot that saw our report about the UFO, he was the UFO, he is fond of racing, is following the Cape2Rio, and as he recognized the boat while flying above us, flashed with the landing lights and the wings lights. Mistery solved, a beautiful smile and a unique story to tell, thank you Richard!!!
JANUARY,20th
In these days the challenge is to find the right course to follow,as on Cabo Rio and Rio de Janeiro, is positioned an intense frontal system, with,on friday, sustained winds (34-40 knots) and swell around 5.5 meters with gusts greater than 50 knots.
The safety team of the race Cape2Rio reccomends to all the boats, to remain north of 20°S.
Our skipper Andrea has the hard work to understand which is the best and safest way to reach Rio and how to start preparing the boat for this low. For sure we’ll keep the storm jib ready to be hoisted, the mainsail cheked to be ready for a fast drop off.
Tough days are expecting us…updates to follow.
Anjo:
greetings from the good ship Anjo. Seeking the elusive SE trades from 23 degrees up to 21 degrees as is the norm. Alas not this race and the navigator may just get his bum stewed in rum (as the sea shanty goes) if the best route to Rio was direct. All her no matter the time of day. Light winds remain the call of the day. Grrrrrrr
Ronin:
Just had a feast of bacon and eggs on fresh baked bread. Wind backing to east at last.?
Saravah:
During the dark hours we had light winds and an amazing starry night. Also incredible is the quantity of satellites that we can see near the sunset and sunrise.
Near dawn we sighted a navigation light straight ahead. At 9 GMT something fantastic happened: we passed SY Northern Light only 30m away, 17 days after they departed Cape Town! Such a huge Ocean sometimes becomes a small pond! We greeted each other without the need of a VHF. Their huge and beautiful white starred blue spinnaker was the theme of our pictures today.
Now the wind is picking up and we are charging full speed towards the Brazilian coast. It’s pedal to the metal again!
Those of you who think this is a straight line drag race without any strategy involved, this can’t be further from the truth. There is a huge low forming between us and the finish line. The best point to cross the system must be found keeping a delicate balance between sailing a longer course, avoiding the worst of it and preserving the equipment, or cutting the corner. But what happens after? The wind is supposed to die and change it’s direction completely around the clock. Who will get the new wind first? It’s a chess game out here, and we need to keep the pawns sailing fast. There is still a lot of race before the end!
Saravah!
THESE RESULTS ARE PREDICTED OR PROVISIONAL – 21/01/2020 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 | Love Water | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:30:00 | 0.0 | 4212.6 | 19 Jan 08:54:02 | 7d 20h 24m 2s | 19 Jan 08:54:02 | 7d 20h 24m 2s | 022° 57.060S, 043° 10.392W | ||
| 2 | Maserati Multi 70 | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:30:00 | 0.0 | 4169.3 | 19 Jan 15:39:34 | 8d 3h 9m 34s | 19 Jan 15:39:34 | 8d 3h 9m 34s | 022° 55.152S, 043° 10.182W | ||
| 3 | Sulanga | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 918.1 | 3158.1 | 6.9 | 27 Jan 01:37:41 | 22d 13h 37m 41s | 27 Jan 01:37:41 | 22d 13h 37m 41s | 018° 49.404S, 027° 18.048W |
| 4 | Ciao Bella – JM BUSHA 54 SAILING TEAM | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1030.8 | 2920.1 | 7.2 | 27 Jan 12:08:57 | 23d 0h 8m 57s | 27 Jan 12:08:57 | 23d 0h 8m 57s | 019° 18.504S, 025° 03.966W |
| 5 | Mojie 1 | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:08 | 1072.1 | 2876.6 | 6.9 | 27 Jan 23:37:12 | 23d 11h 37m 12s | 27 Jan 23:37:12 | 23d 11h 37m 12s | 019° 37.902S, 024° 13.266W |
| 6 | Umoya | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1116.8 | 2717.9 | 5.9 | 29 Jan 10:30:52 | 24d 22h 30m 52s | 29 Jan 10:30:52 | 24d 22h 30m 52s | 021° 32.658S, 023° 00.342W |
| 7 | Argonaut | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:06 | 1158.5 | 2629.4 | 5.6 | 30 Jan 01:54:18 | 25d 13h 54m 18s | 30 Jan 01:54:18 | 25d 13h 54m 18s | 020° 55.302S, 022° 21.474W |
| 8 | Haspa Hamburg | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1248.4 | 2266.9 | 7.8 | 28 Jan 03:52:15 | 16d 15h 52m 15s | 28 Jan 03:52:15 | 16d 15h 52m 15s | 025° 50.436S, 020° 24.642W |
| 9 | Mussulo 40 – Team Angolan Cables | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1252.2 | 2342.8 | 6.5 | 29 Jan 11:16:49 | 17d 23h 16m 49s | 29 Jan 11:16:49 | 17d 23h 16m 49s | 025° 50.718S, 020° 20.460W |
| 10 | Myrtle of Bonnievale | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1260.0 | 2570.9 | 5.7 | 30 Jan 16:25:45 | 26d 4h 25m 45s | 30 Jan 16:25:45 | 26d 4h 25m 45s | 024° 37.764S, 020° 09.966W |
| 11 | Adriana | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1274.3 | 2541.6 | 5.4 | 31 Jan 07:03:59 | 26d 19h 3m 59s | 31 Jan 07:03:59 | 26d 19h 3m 59s | 019° 13.626S, 020° 38.652W |
| 12 | San Salvador | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 1278.7 | 2359.7 | 5.1 | 31 Jan 21:07:55 | 27d 9h 7m 55s | 31 Jan 21:07:55 | 27d 9h 7m 55s | 022° 52.104S, 019° 54.648W |
| 13 | Ronin | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1303.3 | 2589.1 | 5.0 | 01 Feb 06:37:48 | 27d 18h 37m 48s | 01 Feb 06:37:48 | 27d 18h 37m 48s | 020° 19.092S, 019° 51.372W |
| 14 | CFM2 – ZULU GIRL powered by MAZI | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 1313.9 | 2233.9 | 8.0 | 28 Jan 07:47:35 | 16d 19h 47m 35s | 28 Jan 07:47:35 | 16d 19h 47m 35s | 026° 19.146S, 019° 13.464W |
| 15 | Almagores II | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 1317.1 | 2469.0 | 7.1 | 29 Jan 05:00:46 | 17d 17h 0m 46s | 29 Jan 05:00:46 | 17d 17h 0m 46s | 023° 00.240S, 019° 12.054W |
| 16 | Saravah | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1334.8 | 2208.7 | 7.4 | 29 Jan 00:02:07 | 17d 12h 2m 7s | 29 Jan 00:02:07 | 17d 12h 2m 7s | 024° 59.748S, 018° 47.496W |
| 17 | Northern Light | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:05:33 | 1341.1 | 2391.4 | 4.7 | 02 Feb 06:27:38 | 28d 18h 27m 38s | 02 Feb 06:27:38 | 28d 18h 27m 38s | 025° 04.182S, 018° 40.602W |
| 18 | Tam Tam | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1357.8 | 2449.7 | 4.4 | 03 Feb 05:43:27 | 29d 17h 43m 27s | 03 Feb 05:43:27 | 29d 17h 43m 27s | 021° 41.928S, 018° 37.188W |
| 19 | Indulgence | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:26 | 1461.4 | 2282.0 | 5.6 | 01 Feb 08:19:43 | 27d 20h 19m 43s | 01 Feb 08:19:43 | 27d 20h 19m 43s | 023° 23.592S, 016° 32.622W |
| 20 | Rotary Scout | 1.000 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1480.1 | 2325.4 | 4.6 | 03 Feb 21:34:41 | 30d 9h 34m 41s | 03 Feb 21:34:41 | 30d 9h 34m 41s | 020° 51.756S, 016° 32.784W |
| 21 | Ballyhoo Too | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1564.1 | 1887.1 | 6.0 | 01 Feb 06:50:48 | 20d 18h 50m 48s | 01 Feb 06:50:48 | 20d 18h 50m 48s | 026° 06.798S, 014° 33.852W |
| 22 | Anjo | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 1934.1 | 1738.5 | 4.5 | 08 Feb 13:16:00 | 28d 1h 16m 0s | 08 Feb 13:16:00 | 28d 1h 16m 0s | 021° 45.942S, 008° 09.474W |
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 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1252.2 | 2342.8 | 6.5 | 29 Jan 11:16:49 | 17d 23h 16m 49s | 29 Jan 11:16:49 | 17d 23h 16m 49s | 025° 50.718S, 020° 20.460W |
| 2 | Ballyhoo Too | 1.000 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1564.1 | 1887.1 | 6.0 | 01 Feb 06:50:48 | 20d 18h 50m 48s | 01 Feb 06:50:48 | 20d 18h 50m 48s | 026° 06.798S, 014° 33.852W |
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 | CFM2 – ZULU GIRL powered by MAZI | 1.322 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 1313.9 | 2233.9 | 8.0 | 28 Jan 07:47:35 | 16d 19h 47m 35s | 02 Feb 17:51:17 | 22d 5h 51m 17s | 026° 19.146S, 019° 13.464W |
| 2 | Saravah | 1.311 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1334.8 | 2208.7 | 7.4 | 29 Jan 00:02:07 | 17d 12h 2m 7s | 03 Feb 10:45:01 | 22d 22h 45m 1s | 024° 59.748S, 018° 47.496W |
| 3 | Haspa Hamburg | 1.411 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1248.4 | 2266.9 | 7.8 | 28 Jan 03:52:15 | 16d 15h 52m 15s | 04 Feb 00:13:04 | 23d 12h 13m 4s | 025° 50.436S, 020° 24.642W |
| 4 | Mussulo 40 – Team Angolan Cables | 1.371 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1252.2 | 2342.8 | 6.5 | 29 Jan 11:16:49 | 17d 23h 16m 49s | 05 Feb 03:19:42 | 24d 15h 19m 42s | 025° 50.718S, 020° 20.460W |
| 5 | Ballyhoo Too | 1.196 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1564.1 | 1887.1 | 6.0 | 01 Feb 06:50:48 | 20d 18h 50m 48s | 05 Feb 08:46:13 | 24d 20h 46m 13s | 026° 06.798S, 014° 33.852W |
| 6 | Ciao Bella – JM BUSHA 54 SAILING TEAM | 1.133 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1030.8 | 2920.1 | 7.2 | 27 Jan 12:08:57 | 23d 0h 8m 57s | 30 Jan 13:35:06 | 26d 1h 35m 6s | 019° 18.504S, 025° 03.966W |
| 7 | Mojie 1 | 1.151 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:08 | 1072.1 | 2876.6 | 6.9 | 27 Jan 23:37:12 | 23d 11h 37m 12s | 31 Jan 12:30:04 | 27d 0h 30m 4s | 019° 37.902S, 024° 13.266W |
| 8 | Indulgence | 0.998 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:26 | 1461.4 | 2282.0 | 5.6 | 01 Feb 08:19:43 | 27d 20h 19m 43s | 01 Feb 06:59:31 | 27d 18h 59m 31s | 023° 23.592S, 016° 32.622W |
| 9 | Umoya | 1.130 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1116.8 | 2717.9 | 5.9 | 29 Jan 10:30:52 | 24d 22h 30m 52s | 01 Feb 16:01:19 | 28d 4h 1m 19s | 021° 32.658S, 023° 00.342W |
| 10 | Almagores II | 1.669 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 1317.1 | 2469.0 | 7.1 | 29 Jan 05:00:46 | 17d 17h 0m 46s | 10 Feb 01:18:14 | 29d 13h 18m 14s | 023° 00.240S, 019° 12.054W |
| 11 | San Salvador | 1.085 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 1278.7 | 2359.7 | 5.1 | 31 Jan 21:07:55 | 27d 9h 7m 55s | 03 Feb 05:15:04 | 29d 17h 15m 4s | 022° 52.104S, 019° 54.648W |
| 12 | Argonaut | 1.195 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:06 | 1158.5 | 2629.4 | 5.6 | 30 Jan 01:54:18 | 25d 13h 54m 18s | 04 Feb 01:40:40 | 30d 13h 40m 40s | 020° 55.302S, 022° 21.474W |
| 13 | Rotary Scout | 1.016 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1480.1 | 2325.4 | 4.6 | 03 Feb 21:34:41 | 30d 9h 34m 41s | 04 Feb 09:19:27 | 30d 21h 19m 27s | 020° 51.756S, 016° 32.784W |
| 14 | Adriana | 1.177 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:07 | 1274.3 | 2541.6 | 5.4 | 31 Jan 07:03:59 | 26d 19h 3m 59s | 05 Feb 00:49:29 | 31d 12h 49m 29s | 019° 13.626S, 020° 38.652W |
| 15 | Northern Light | 1.135 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:05:33 | 1341.1 | 2391.4 | 4.7 | 02 Feb 06:27:38 | 28d 18h 27m 38s | 06 Feb 03:40:22 | 32d 15h 40m 22s | 025° 04.182S, 018° 40.602W |
| 16 | Anjo | 1.171 | 11 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 1934.1 | 1738.5 | 4.5 | 08 Feb 13:16:00 | 28d 1h 16m 0s | 13 Feb 08:23:43 | 32d 20h 23m 43s | 021° 45.942S, 008° 09.474W |
| 17 | Tam Tam | 1.123 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1357.8 | 2449.7 | 4.4 | 03 Feb 05:43:27 | 29d 17h 43m 27s | 06 Feb 21:13:36 | 33d 9h 13m 36s | 021° 41.928S, 018° 37.188W |
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 | Love Water | 1.471 | 11 Jan 12:30:00 | 0.0 | 4212.6 | 19 Jan 08:54:02 | 7d 20h 24m 2s | 23 Jan 01:38:14 | 11d 13h 8m 14s | 022° 57.060S, 043° 10.392W | ||
| 2 | Maserati Multi 70 | 1.429 | 11 Jan 12:30:00 | 0.0 | 4169.3 | 19 Jan 15:39:34 | 8d 3h 9m 34s | 23 Jan 03:22:58 | 11d 14h 52m 58s | 022° 55.152S, 043° 10.182W | ||
| 3 | Myrtle of Bonnievale | 0.500 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1260.0 | 2570.9 | 5.7 | 30 Jan 16:25:45 | 26d 4h 25m 45s | 17 Jan 14:12:53 | 13d 2h 12m 53s | 024° 37.764S, 020° 09.966W |
| 4 | Sulanga | 0.658 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:05 | 918.1 | 3158.1 | 6.9 | 27 Jan 01:37:41 | 22d 13h 37m 41s | 19 Jan 08:23:29 | 14d 20h 23m 29s | 018° 49.404S, 027° 18.048W |
| 5 | Ronin | 0.571 | 04 Jan 12:00:00 | 21 Jan 12:00:04 | 1303.3 | 2589.1 | 5.0 | 01 Feb 06:37:48 | 27d 18h 37m 48s | 20 Jan 08:38:45 | 15d 20h 38m 45s | 020° 19.092S, 019° 51.372W |
