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17 January 2003
Jules Verne Challenge Update: Day 17
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Ellen and Crew in Kingfisher 2
www.ellenmacarthur.com
www.teamkingfisher.com
Day 17: 1700 GMT SOME WORDS JUST SAY IT ALL
Saturday, 15 February 2003
Position: 42
00'S 11 14'W
KINGFISHER2 CONTINUES AT BLINDING PACE - 559 miles
in last 24 hour run, this morning sailing in 40 knots of wind with
just the storm jib up after wind instruments fail during the night.
Sailing ‘blind’ at high speed is one of the hardest things
to do in a big multihull where the
apparent wind angle changes too quickly as the boat accelerates
down the waves. Team working to fix the problem.
"We’re still blasting down the waves with just the
storm jib up, as we need stay in control the boat. Without the
wind instruments its pretty hard to steer at the moment."
WIND HAS NOW SWITCHED IN TO THE SOUTH and KINGFISHER2
is sailing off the wind on starboard gybe. With the swell having
switched very quickly from NW to SW this will have led to confused
seas as the two sets clash for a period.
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