Melbourne to Osaka Double Handed Race 2013. 26-4-13 0730

Spirit of Downunder is approaching Yuraseto at the entrance to Osaka Bay and at 7.00 am they had 36 miles to go. Unfortunately the wind in the Bay is light and they’ll be busy trying to avoid the shipping traffic streaming past them, with limited room to manoeuvre.

Gusto has put away more than 100 miles overnight and at 6.00 am was less than 300 miles from the finish line. They still have a chance to get the trophy for best elapsed time, but will need consistent wind from the right direction.

Funnelweb, 120 miles behind Gusto, reports a 15 knot northerly and a flat sea.

Turbulence, now within 500 miles of Osaka, is in heavy sea fog and a 10 knot south westerly, both crew healthy.

Kiss Goodbye to MS and Southern Cross are still about 60 miles apart, still some days away from the finish.

Check the tracker during the day for Spirit of Downunder’s finish time.