Meeting On High Seas

In the light breeze the yachts are experiencing, they have employed different concepts to get going again. djuice and ASSA ABLOY are on the wind towards the northwest in a westerly breeze.

Just 12 miles to the east, SEB and illbruck head to the northeast in an easterly breeze. In the middle of both groups News Corp is doing 2.3 knots straight towards the waypoint. Does that make sense?

In the same time, still trying to get around the fleet, Amer Sports One has slowed down to 3.4 knots, 26 miles behind leading SEB. Nerves among the crews on the leading yachts are taut as they see their hard fought lead diminishing. They can only watch as Amer Sports Too comes flying in with a ten-knot higher average speed, without being able to take any defending action.

Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 16, 0954 GMT:

PSYachtLatitude LongitudeDTFCMGSMGTFHRDTLDTL-C ETA PO
1TSEB36 56.92S115 35.40E0196705001.81060+003 DEC 0111
2ILBK37 00.60S115 34.28E0197004702.00983-103 DEC 0115
3NEWS36 59.08S115 24.04E0197504202.01038-103 DEC 0112
4AART36 57.08S115 17.64E0197802701.809711+203 DEC 019
5DJCE36 58.00S115 13.00E0198103002.310414-203 DEC 016
6AONE37 02.28S114 57.60E0199303803.420626-803 DEC 0110
7ATOO38 33.12S112 01.44E0215906312.4292192-6304 DEC 013
8TYCO33 58.00S025 38.12E——–