Gwendoline - 25th day at sea

S/Y Gwendoline M - Atlanterhavskryds
15. December. 10.10 UTC.
Ombord Lene, Bente, Annette, Maiken, Oliver, Orla og Kim
Position: 14.20.7585N 56.20.444W

We are fast approaching our final destination Rodney Bay - St. Lucia. We have merely 267 nautical miles before we make landfall. We are sailing quite fast, and on a direct course towards St. Lucia. It has turned out that our "butterfly" rig is extremely effective in down wind sailing.

During the night shift, we overtook Mangon - a multi hull which was 210 nautical miles in front of us dec. 12th at 12 o'clock. Orla and I had a blast watching him on the chart plotter as we in the wee hours of the night came in front of him. We are no more the runt of the litter, as we are in front of:

232,Katika,
225,Mangon,
41,Miss Phoceanie,
219,Mr X,
133,Roberta,
134,Victoria,
234,Xarradola,

abd we have a higher daily speed than all the above mentiones vessels.

We also stand a real chance of overtaking 169 - Thinking About It, as we sail approximately 1,5 knots faster than him, and he was only 72 NM in front of us on yesterdays position report. If we still sail faster than him, he should only be 30 -40 NM ahead of us today at 12.05 UTC, and that is not impossible to gain before we cross the finish line in St. Lucia.

The latest 24 hours have been calm, with a wind of 9-12 m/s. If we are able to keep up the same speed, we stand a reel chance to cross the finish line before it closes friday Dec. 16th at 18.00 local time. It would be a great success to cross as the last boat before the line is closed.

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S/Y Gwendoline M
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