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Read moreWe are sailing towards the north east and this afternoon we expect to bear to the east to start counting down the miles towards New Zealand. In the last 24 hours we kept sailing away from them.
A FLEET OF 2 AND A FLEET OF 4
The rain and wind were unstable and are causing this stretch towards the fresh wind of the north to be a question of luck. The fleet stays together and no one’s been able to sneak away so far.
Read moreNow this is going to be another “big casino”, since there’s lot of options ahead of us.
GOOD MORNING PHILIPPINES
Yes, north. Not towards south where New Zealand is. This is due the routing showing that we will get more wind there, and just for sailing 300 miles in that direction we will be rewarded with excellent sailing conditions.
Read moreIt’s like rodeo bull riding
TOGETHER
At night the wind was quite inconsistent, and we had to change sails 4 times, always from J1 to J2 or the other way around.
Read moreWe expect at least another 48 hours upwind.
THE BEGINNING OF A VERY IMPORTANT LEG
At dawn the wind built over 25 knots and we did a reef on the mainsail and peeled from J1 to J2. A lot of spray onboard and Ñeti, Carlos, Willy and Rafa did a quick and great peel. The boat is jumping for good and diving into the waves of the South China Sea.
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