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Boat Forum / Cruising / December 2004Ellen breaks another record
Ellen MacArthur has just broken another solo record. She's done it, another record...after beating Francis Joyon's time to the Equator, and then to Cape of Good Hope, Ellen has sailed B&Q to another record by passing the longitude of Cape Leeuwin (SW Australia) at 2215gmt and 45 seconds, knocking 15 hours off the record set by Joyon. 'I nearly missed it, I was working down below, realised it was light, and suddenly thought I must be near the line of Cape Leeuwin, dashed to the nav table and saw I was just a minute a way!'...Ellen's sixth sense? http://www.teamellen.com/ellen.asp?artid=100 >Ellen MacArthur has just broken another solo record. She is moving way faster than the Vendee Globe boats. I wonder if she will see any as she goes by. She seems to be past two of them already. The Global Challenge boats are coming from the other direction. Who said the Southern Ocean was lonely? Jack __________________________________________________ Jack Dale Swiftsure Sailing Academy Director/ISPA and CYA Instructor http://www.swiftsuresailing.com __________________________________________________ >>Ellen MacArthur has just broken another solo record. > > She is moving way faster than the Vendee Globe boats. I wonder if she > will see any as she goes by. She seems to be past two of them > already. She has the advantage of a custom built multihull over the standardised Vendee boats. > The Global Challenge boats are coming from the other direction. > > Who said the Southern Ocean was lonely? It is a very big place - the chances of ever seing another boat are negligable, especially with the big seas and weather reducing visibility.  SignatureMy real address is crn (at) netunix (dot) com WARNING all messages containing attachments or html will be silently deleted. Send only plain text. Chris I should have put a ;-) on my post. I do know that chances of seeing another vessel are slim. The horizon is only about 3 miles away if you are 6 feet above the water line. I just found the convergence of the three races / events of interest. Jack __________________________________________________ Jack Dale Swiftsure Sailing Academy Director/ISPA and CYA Instructor http://www.swiftsuresailing.com __________________________________________________ |
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