Please consult The Around Alone Report Users Guide for an explanation of this report.
Two official Around Alone boats remain racing. Both will finish within a week.
Fleet Round Up:
Shuten Dojhi II lies 127 miles from the finish. Shuten is expected to finish Saturday.
Paladin 2 comes next 451 miles from the finish. Neil recently had an encounter with a fleet of 20 large boats fishing for squid. However, "Luckily I had a good breeze and was able to maneuver at good speed. It would have been disaster to have been becalmed in amongst that lot. Must be careful and not get too close to the shelf drop off tonight." Neil is sailing along at a 7.4 knots and will finish by months end.
What does it all mean ?
When Shuten Dojhi II finishes tommorow it will mean that Minoru Saito will have finished Leg 3 of his 3 Around Alone. This will further show Minoru's remarkable record of persistance and reliability.
Please see Torresen Sailing Site's coverage of Playstations 24 hour record attempt.
Last Updated: 15-Feb-05 08:40
| Yacht | Days | Hours | Minutes | Seconds | Lead or Deficit |
| Fila | 116 | 20 | 7 | 59 | New Race Record |
| Somewhere | 130 | 9 | 23 | 9 | Second in Class I |
| Cray Valley | 132 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Class II Winner |
| Magellan Alpha | 138 | 12 | 10 | 3 | Won Leg 4 in Class II |
| Balance Bar | 150 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 3rd in Class II |
| Wind of Change | 168 | 10 | 9 | 44 | Includes 11 d 7 h penalty |
| www.no-barriers.com | 195 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 2nd 40 footer |
| Shuten-Dojhi II | 203 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 3rd time finisher |
| Paladin 2 | 216 | 21 | 57 | 59 | 3rd 40 footer |