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Leg 2 Updates

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Daily updates of the fleet's Progress on Leg 2
February 2- MUH will continue
February1 - MUH arrives in Auckland
January 30- South Carolina sails on MUH withdraws
January 29- Only Paladin will make the deadline
January 28- 3 boats try to make January 30 deadline
January 27- Shuten finishes, Saito half way to 3rd Around Alone
January 26- Shuten to edge No Barriers
January 25- No Barriers makes progress in heavy air
January 24- Headwinds slow progress
January 23- No Barriers still pushing to catch Shuten
January 22- Shuten Dojhi to finish Sunday
January 21- Shuten now has 38 mile lead on No Barriers
January 20- Shuten passes No Barriers
January 19- Paladin under bare poles- due to Tasman calm
January 18- Shuten and No Barriers are strung together
January 17- No Barriers takes lead
January 16- No Barriers keeps closing
January 15- Tasman Sea will again be tricky
January 14- South Carolina posts best 24 hour run
January 13- MUH misses waypoint, could be DSQ'd
January 12- South Carolina has steering problems
January 11- Wind of Change finishes 4th in Class II
January 10- Magellan takes, 2nd but not by much
January 9- 8 miles seperates boats in Class II battle
January 8- Battle for Class II's 2nd position
January 7- Hall sails Gartmore to 4th in Class I
January 6- Gartmore will finish next
January 5- Balance Bar closes on Magellan
January 4- Cray Valley takes Class 2 victory
January 4- Leg 2 Results, including cumlative results
January 3- First 3 boats have finished, Cray Valley next
January 2- PRB collides with whale, Somewhere now 2nd
January 1- Group 4 and Somewhere suffer damage
December 31- Fila to take Leg 2 Victory
December 30- Fila consolidates lead
December 29- Fila's ETA  moves back
December 28- Fila and Group 4 battle to the finish
December 27- Can Fila hold the lead ?
December 26- Sailors show range of reactions
December 25- Fleet has Christmas afloat
December 24- Fila adds to lead
December 23- Fila so far is epic
December 22- Fleet Wide Storm is coming
December 21- Rapscallion withdraws PRB will make pit stop
December 20- Leaders make gains
December 19- Fila stretches lead
December 18- More troubles for PRB
December 17- Cray Valley takes Class II lead
December 16- Somewhere is new leader
December 15- Sailors seem to settle in
December 14- Somewhere moves up to 2nd
December 13- Somewhere moves forward
December 12- Leaders to sail north for safety
December 11- 11 Knots not fast enough
December 10- PRB regains race lead
December 9- MUH Starts, Rapscallion returns
December 8- Class I hauls the mail in the roaring 40's
December 7- Some the fleet still making and mending
December 6- East pays so far
December 5- 13 of 15 boats start on time
December 2- Leg 2 Preview with Podium Predictions

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