the Team Finland vs Aussie definitely matches it! They are hot on our
tails keeping us on our toes and making us work to keep our lead for the
remaining 60miles. The atmosphere on board has become a little more
serious! Can we hold them off for another 6 hours??
It has been a frustrating night; we've had a favorable wind angle to
come in on a broad reach, polling out our Yankee on a direct course to
Geraldton with 25-30knots of wind. However we've been facing an
unexpected opposing current of around 2knots on average slowing us down
most of the night and allowing the Aussies to make a lot of ground,
being only 5 miles behind at the last update!
It amazes me that over an ocean crossing of 4800nm with 24 days at sea
the race is this close! The distance between 3rd and 7th is also only
15 miles so every position on the podium is going to be hard fought!
Unfortunately Cork and Hull and Humber, having had repairs made
following their collision back on the start line in Cape Town, left up
to a week later than us. They are now still a way off and will be
missed at the inevitably huge party tonight! Ahhhhhhh I can't believe
we'll be on land in a matter of hours!!
We've been back in full foulies as the sea state has been rough, the
swells often hitting us straight on our beam (side of the boat) causing
plenty of waves to keep us awake! With my last night watch for this leg
completed, I've stripped off my soaking wet foulies and am on my way to
my bunk. Hopefully I'll wake in 2.5 hours for breakfast with land in
sight and those damn Aussies behind us!
'SISU to the Finnish!'
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