Waiting for the Sleigh Ride
The decision to head north has once again got movistar (Bouwe Bekking) in a jam. They lost the wind around 0055 GMT this morning, while the rest of the fleet sailed away on a steady breeze. At one point they were down to just 3 knots of boat speed. They have lost another 40 miles to the leaders ABN AMRO ONE (Mike Sanderson) since the last position report. Luckily they are now on the move again.
They are not the only ones to have gone adrift. Over the last six hours, most of the fleet have dropped back from the leader. Pirates of the Caribbean (Paul Cayard) are the only boat to have closed the gap by a healthy 12 miles.
The whole fleet will be eagerly anticipating the stronger winds that have been forecast. This will no doubt launch them across the remainder of the Atlantic in no time at all.
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