Around Alone (formerly the BOC Challenge) is a 27,000 mile single- handed sailing race. Around Alone is the longest race on Earth for an individual in any sport. The fleet sails the following course: Charleston South Carolina USA/Cape Town South Africa/Auckland New Zealand/Punta del Este Uruguay/Charleston. Currently the fleet is sailing Leg 2 from Cape Town to Auckland.
Each day the Torresen Sailing Site produces a report on Around Alone. At the top of the page will be an advertisement. These small ads are for products offered by the Torresen Sailing Site. Torresen Sailing Site provides sailing information and sailing products globally via the Internet. Please click on these ads to learn more about the products. Next is the Around Alone navigation area. This yellow area features links to other information that the Torresen Sailing Site has on Around Alone.
The date is always found in bold type at the head of the report. Below that is a sub heading, giving a quick read on that days most significant development.
The lead paragraph attempts to describe any significant or unique aspects of Around Alone that are currently happening. This could be a lead change, a developing storm, a trend in the fleets course etc.
Next is the fleet round up section. In this section is a report on the progress of each of the fleet's 15 yachts. Contained in these reports are things such as: the boats position in the fleet, distance from the leader, course, and speed. Also, excerpts from e-mails sent from onboard by the Around Alone mariners.
If you have a favorite boat, just scan the page for it's name in bold. When you find the boat name in bold you will find the fleet round up section devoted to that boat. If one boat is your only concern, you need only read that paragraph.
The section entitled what does it all mean is my attempt in adding perspective and analysis to the developments and trends that are occurring. In many cases, this is opinion and speculation about things that may or may not occur. If you care to comment or disagree please do. You can e-mail me at: ike@torresen.com.
Finally, you will find the standings table. This gives the top 3 boats in each class, the distance between them and their position relative to each other.
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