This ( my) morning (well in Europe around mid-night) the leaders in the Fleet had just passed the Strait of Dover and heading Westwards. Now about 12 hrs later the leaders
have almost reached the longitude of Plymouth in Cornwall looking for the moment to make a turn South for rounding the Frence cliffs at Brest or will the winds forecasts have better options.
The winds have been strong and I have sailed a short moment even a 30kts boatspeed.
It was rather busy though with many jibes, as there was a narrow path in the middle of the Channel with the highest winds and some sail changes to make the optimum speed.
Some explanation on the Ranking figures:
Some of you might have wondered why is my ranking so low as I am not in the front??? or why is it that high I am almost the most westerly boat in the Channel ???
The progress control in LiveSkipper does measure the distance between your boat and the next gate, that is at the Cape Verde island in our case. This implies that sailing in Westerly direction that distance is almost the same and it matters a lot whether you are sailing under the Frence coast (shorter distance better classification) of sailing under the English coast (longer distance - lower classification). Trust me when we have turned and progress in southerly direction is made, it all will shake up and show a more accurate ranking status.
For sailors who want to see there ranking , you may have a look at the ranking list
rank
or you can push the icon just below the game window on the LiveSkipper simulator screen.
Winds are now showing some sign of weakening so there is an interesting day of sailing ahead of us.
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