More doldrums coming up!

[Dipper]

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[trevorr]

I have a feeling I'm in the wrong place. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[BrendanS]

I've had that feeling ever since the beginning of leg 1 ! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Carolwildbird]

hmm.. seems like several of the most northwesterly boats are ybw ones.... I see ahead of me whitelighter, trev and sunshine - with dyflin anbd fireball somewhere close behind.

And I'm falling back rapidly.. I was once 45th (and three places behind booby trapper, who is now 25th) . I'm now 254th.... errr... back to the drawing board.

at least we have the right side of the clockwise rotation of the wind...

 

[BrendanS]

Happily my memory is failing with age, and I deliberately remember when I was 7th, and not where I am at the moment!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Whitelighter]

I was starting to think that as well trev, but I have to stick with it now for the long plan. the winds from the West look good further north and i think we will be able to have a very fast run onto the line.

The question is, when will we get through the light patch.

Stay with it. i think we both might be in a better position than you think.

 

[Whitelighter]

Yes, but those on the line are about to encounter some light winds right on the nose

Its going to be a beat into light airs for them and the VO70 is really very poo in those conditions

 

[flaming]

I'm just out on the east end of the pack, fully ringing the bell on this one...

If the forecast holds I shouldn't see less than about 6-7 knots, and not from ahead either.

I do have about 500 miles to make up though.....

 

[Spyro]

I knew I would have a coulple hours tacking to get through but hadn't quite worked out it would be during the night. Do I set a CC and hope the wind turns around me or stay up and play the wind shifts /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Malish]

looks like the north west is the place to be, and the best line for the finish too..... bu**er!

 

[fireball]

Woohoo ... that's where I am!! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Dipper]

Looks like you were up in the night for a course change. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Spyro]

Well spotted dipper. I couldn't set a DC because I couldn't quite work out when the wind was going to back. But back on a CC now