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The top 3 Class II boats have rounded Cape Horn. They now have what looks to be 1000 miles+ of upwind sailing before the finish in Punta Del Este.
Fleet Round Up:
Fila is the last Class I boat standing. At last report Fila was 424 miles from the finish sailing at 8.0 knots on a course of 349 degrees. Fila will likely battle headwinds until she finishes sometime on Wednesday.
Somewhere has reached the Falklands. Somewhere's shore crew plans to fit an aluminum mast that is being built in France. Somewhere plans to continue in the race.
Cray Valley is 1st in Class II by 64 miles. Cray Valley is 1026 miles from the finish sailing at 7.4 knots.
Magellan Alpha is now 2nd 64 miles back. Magellan has a 1 knot speed advantage over Cray Valley.
Balance Bar is 3rd in Class II by 023 miles. Balance Bar is sailing the fastest of the Class II leaders at 9.7 knots.
Next is the first of the 40 foot Class II entries, Wind of Change. Wind of Change is 410. Wind of Change will round Cape Horn today.
Next is Shuten Dojhi II. Shuten lies 1937 miles from 1st place. Minouro Saito reports: "Now, I have a big storm gale. It's the winds 50-60kts, gusting 70-80kts max.85kts, now barepole, staysails some hanks gone."
Next is www.no-barriers.com. Neal Petersen is 2109 miles back. Neal comments: I did manage a 191 mile 24-hour run. It is still raining and miserable, but so it will be I guess till after the Horn."
Paladin 2 comes next 2503 miles back. Neil Hunter says, "Yesterday was a fairly uneventful day which is just the sort I like. Nice following breeze and seas and a couple of gybes to keep on track, including one last night."
What does it all mean ?
The boats around Cape Horn will be sailing upwind in 12-25 knots of NNE breeze. The boats not around Cape Horn will have strong following winds.