Up early today to check the 0400 positions and make sure all my ducks are in a row. Is this the OSTAR? The blogs sound more like the Transat Jaques Vabre with talk of spinnakers up, wraps, surfing down waves & kite destruction. Well they say we have climate change so perhaps in future the OSTAR will be a down wind flyer. I expect OSTAR conditions will return, they always do! Enjoy it while it lasts.
La Promesse (Jan Kees Lampe) has a substantial lead this morning over her nearest rival Jbellino (Rob Craigie). The lead was some 134 miles and La Promesse was logging over 2 knots faster.
The leaders in each class based on handicap are as follows based on the tracker information.
I don't have tracker reports for Oscar Mead or Geoff Alcorn.
Penduick IRC 1
LaPromesse Jan Kees Lampe (NED)
Jbellino Rob Craigie (GBR)
PureSolo Hannah White (GBR)
Gypsy Moth IRC 2
Vijaya Huiib Swets (NED)
Fanfan Uwe Rottgering (GER)
Dinah Barry Hurley (IRL)
Jester IRC 3
Jager Dick Koopmans (NED)
British Beagle Marco Nannini (ITA)
Tamarind Mervyn Wheatley (GBR)
Eira IRC 4
Elmarleen Will Sayer (GBR)
Olbia Christian Chalandre (FRA)
Flamingo Lady Michael Collins (GBR)
Pip Hildesley (Cazenove Capital) is back in the race having replaced her lower shrouds in Ireland. She is roaring along in a brave effort to catch up with the rest of the fleet. Her blog last night confirmed that she has a cracked rib so any movement in the boat must be extremely painful.
Okami
(Jacques Bouchacourt ) has retired and is returning East. Rob Cummings the 19 year old from Plymouth is still in Falmouth trying to sort out his many problems including loss of power and a torn mainsail.
Retirements to date
Anne Caseneuve Croisieres Anne Caseneuve (FRA) Broken Rudder
Reini Gelder Light for the World (AUT) Broken Rigging
Jonathan Snodgrass Lexia (GBR) Chafed ropes
Paul Brant Ninjod (GBR) Cracked bulkhead
Jacques Bouchacout Okami (FRA) Not known
Marten Holden
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