Orange II A Capricorn
Orange II has just finished her 10th day at sea on the level of the Tropic of Capricorn. Away from Rio de Janeiro, the maxi catamaran added 529 miles down to the Souther seas what makes her account from the start around 4900 nm.
Her average speed over the last 24 hours is about 22 knots and her average speed from Ushant is more than 20 knots.
At this rhythm, her advance on her two virtual competitors goes up to 764 and 629 miles! Orange II is not far from the positions reached by these two teams in 2004 after 12 days of race.
From now, Orange II, like did Cheyenne and Geronimo last year, will start the great turn orchestrated by the Ste Helene high. And gradually, she will direct her twin stems towards the Cape of Good Hope…
Day : 10
Date : 02/03/2005
Time (GMT) : 10h04
Latitude : 23 18.36′ S
Longitude : 28 24.04′ W
Speed over 24h : 22 kts
Dist. covered in 24h : 529 nm
Speed from start : 20.4 kts
Dist. from start : 4886 nm
Dist. to finish : 20019.30 nm
Distances in the 10th day :
- record J.Verne : +764 nm (ahead)
- absolute record : +629 nm
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