Cheyenne Day 54- 483 miles
Thursday 1 April 2004 - 0510 GMT - 1100 nm W/SW of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias (Es): End of Day 54 on their official Round The World Record attempt saw Steve Fossett and team cross the Tropic of Cancer northbound and shift their N/NW course back towards N as the wind clocks to the SE - after a strong 483 nm (a 20 kt average) in steady East tradewinds throughout Wednesday.
Now with just over 2000 nm remaining minimum course distance back to the official start-finish line at Ouessant, Cheyenne holds a lead of 4-1/2 days over the RTW record-setting course of Orange I from 2002.
Wednesday’s on-board highlights included boat-builder-in-residence Mike Beasley’s beautifully engineered repair to the pin for the starboard bushing on the forward beam (see stories and photos below).
Weather outlook for the next 4 days is good - and Fossett and crew are hoping to cross the finish line at Ouessant Monday afternoon - before proceeding to their UK base at Plymouth Devon.
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