Details:
- Estrella Damm had fixed starboard rudder damage, but damage to port rudder is worse and needs to be fixed on shore.
- Fastest speed is 2nd place Veolia at 20.7 knots.
- Leader Paprec Vibrac has done 478 miles in 24 hours.
- Leader is at 48 degrees south and steering slightly south of east.
References: Bartolemu Diaz discoverer of Cape of Good Hope
Weather: Sailing at leading edge of cold front NW winds 20-25 knots.
Quotes:
Jonathan Mckee "We were sailing along in 30 knots of breeze in big seas, the same thing happened as with the other one but unlike the starboard rudder [damaged the previous day] this time it didn’t swing up in the same way so I guess it spent a longer time in the water. The damage is a lot more severe, the shaft around the rudder stock is completely broken (this is the tube that surrounds the stock and holds the two bearings at the top and bottom of the stock together) and appears split horizontally."
Javier Sanso "To describe the situation more clearly, I don’t know if you can imagine what a southerly wind in this part of the planet really means! The Southerly comes straight from the Antarctic; the outside air temperature is 9 degrees and the water 12, which rains down like piercing needles on our faces. The option of becoming a shepherd and having my little herd of sheep under the olive trees is becoming stronger by the day."
Sidney Gavignet: "The water temperature is at 7°9, the air at 11°3, and my coffee is burning!"
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