Hello,
I am not sure yet but I think since we start we all have been from first to last in ranking since we started this race. Positions are changing constantly, most of the time the majority of the fleet is on AIS and we can see how the wind can be totally different in less than a mile radius. For five minutes you are thinking of reefing then for ten minutes you are nearly stopped at 4kts. We are all heading often on different headings on same tacks upwind! The focus is on trim, driving and off course being behind the charts and the laptop!
On the weather it looks like we will be beating for a bit longer, slow progress!
We just passed another mark and the tactic did pay and we gained some ground back in the top three, nail biting, nail biting!
Life is good onboard, a little quiet, a little tired, I think everybody is focused to finish well! I try not to think too much about the fact that this is the last race, still too busy to really think about what to do when arriving or the next months, I will miss he sea after five days on land that's for sure!
Fingers crossed for us for some better fortune!
GT out