Cheyenne Back Up to Speed
Summary: 244 nm run past 24 hours takes Cheyenne back to stronger breeze 1032 miles (2-1/2 days) ahead of RTW record pace 612 miles S of Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
A steady day’s run of 244 nm tacking upwind (avg 10.16 kts) Thursday has taken Steve Fossett and his Round the World Sailing record attempt crew aboard the 125′ maxi-cat Cheyenne to the southern hemisphere tropical tradewinds - finally. At 0510 this morning (location 18 00S, 32 17W) they were making 20.4 kts in a 15 kt Easterly breeze after 3 slow days in the light airs off Rio de Janeiro.
Their lead over the 2002 RTW record pace of Orange I is now back to 1032 miles (2-1/2 days). Several days of good running North are now expected until the ITCZ (inter tropical convergence zone) - also known as the doldrums - is reached, with the milestone of Equator still hoped for on Sunday.
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