ORCV Melbourne to Vanuatu (M2V)
It's good work when you can get it.
Race leader, TevakeII has had a great day and put a 156nm buffer between them and the 51st Project. Mind the gap all right!!! Well, we did say that there had been and likely to be even more twists and turns in this event, so much so that it would resemble watching the surfers battle it out at Bells...
They are now some 265.8nm (492.3km) NW of Noumea, showing 9.7knots of boat speed, a heading of 028deg and positioned at 19.640S and 162.645E. In summary, they are 1578nm down the track with 307nm to go.
The Tracker image below is for Turbo and TevakeII and the Brass have been very quick to mention that "Like all races, it's not over until you're tied to the quay. There are some interesting currents around New Caledonia. The land effects, sea breezes and the whole box and dice come into play. If it goes light up the top for TevakeII and they have to run down with wide gybe angles, then the others could well be on a nice Tradewind reach and close the gap, dramatically."
By way of contrast, The Secretary is 246.6nm (456.7km) SSW of Noumea, doing 8.1knots, heading 032deg and at position 25.964S and 164.472E.
So then, the leader board is as thus:
| TEVAKE II (H101) | M2V10 | L/H | N/A | 83.7% | Wed 06:53:21est. | 235:23:21est. |
| 51ST PROJECT (SM51) | M2V10 | L/H | N/A | 75.4% | Thu 08:05:12est. | 260:35:12est. |
| TURBO (H602) | M2V10 | L/H | N/A | 75.1% | Thu 09:13:05est. | 261:43:05est. |
| THE SECRETARY (6107) | M2V10 | L/H | N/A | 74.5% | Thu 11:20:54est. | 263:50:54est. |
| SAMSKARA (H6110) | M2V10 | L/H | N/A | 72.4% | Thu 19:05:40est. | 271:35:40est. |
| GARISENDA (H624) | M2V10 | L/H | N/A | 69.0% | Fri 08:07:16est. | 284:37:16est. |
| SLINKY MALINKY (H777) | M2V10 | L/H | N/A | 68.3% | Fri 11:02:12est. | 287:32:12est. |
| MIRRABOOKA (B429) | M2V10 | L/H | N/A | 68.2% | Fri 11:36:32est. | 288:06:32est. |
IRC Looks like this:
| TURBO (H602) | M2V10 | IRC | 1.0470 | 75.1% | Thu 09:13:05est. | 274:01:08est. |
| TEVAKE II (H101) | M2V10 | IRC | 1.1860 | 83.7% | Wed 06:53:21est. | 279:10:18est. |
| THE SECRETARY (6107) | M2V10 | IRC | 1.0900 | 74.5% | Thu 11:20:54est. | 287:35:41est. |
| GARISENDA (H624) | M2V10 | IRC | 1.0220 | 69.0% | Fri 08:07:16est. | 290:52:58est. |
| SLINKY MALINKY (H777) | M2V10 | IRC | 1.0200 | 68.3% | Fri 11:02:12est. | 293:17:15est. |
| 51ST PROJECT (SM51) | M2V10 | IRC | 1.1310 | 75.4% | Thu 08:05:12est. | 294:43:25est. |
| SAMSKARA (H6110) | M2V10 | IRC | 1.1100 | 72.4% | Thu 19:05:40est. | 301:28:11est. |
And PHS is so: -
| TURBO (H602) | M2V10 | PHS | 0.8800 | 75.1% | Thu 09:13:05est. | 230:18:43est. |
| THE SECRETARY (6107) | M2V10 | PHS | 0.9050 | 74.5% | Thu 11:20:54est. | 238:46:58est. |
| GARISENDA (H624) | M2V10 | PHS | 0.8500 | 69.0% | Fri 08:07:16est. | 241:55:41est. |
| SLINKY MALINKY (H777) | M2V10 | PHS | 0.8500 | 68.3% | Fri 11:02:12est. | 244:24:22est. |
| TEVAKE II (H101) | M2V10 | PHS | 1.0500 | 83.7% | Wed 06:53:21est. | 247:09:31est. |
| MIRRABOOKA (B429) | M2V10 | PHS | 0.8600 | 68.2% | Fri 11:36:32est. | 247:46:25est. |
| 51ST PROJECT (SM51) | M2V10 | PHS | 1.0700 | 75.4% | Thu 08:05:12est. | 278:49:40est. |
New PredictWind charts (thank you team) will be here in the morning for all us armchair sailors, so get your virtual models out and shuffle the fleet and see who's the smartest Naviguesser of us all!
Please remember, that if you want to find out where everyone is in the chase for the container of humanitarian aid that APC Logistics sent to Vanuatu for us, then please go HERE. Sked times are 4.30am and pm EST.
By John Curnow
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