Anyone doing the Vendee Globe?

 

Could of course be the Virtual Argentine Navy on 'exercise'

 

Not good. Dropped from about 11.5K to about 18k in positions, but without any strategic advantage gained.

 

I don't know if it is the same mid atlantic, but the forecasts seemed to change multiple times in a day which makes planning impossible. The wind is often in very conflicting directions from cell to cell, which doesn't help.

 

Basically into damage limitation mode now, so will slowly work my way back to your direction where the winds seems a lot more stable. Suspect that my 150 mile lead over you has turned into at least a 150 mile deficit.

 

I think it is a bit like the southern ocean, sometimes you just squeeze through the gaps whilst others get held up. I was following someone who was just a square ahead of me, but they've now left me dead as they kept just getting through whereas I got trapped by every hole it seems.

 

What I've noticed is that your course has been a lot steadier and near the rhumb line, whereas I'm constantly hunting for the wind. To be honest I haven't get the time or inclination to keep the hunting going which is why I decided to came back your way. Being parked at 0 knots boatspeed yesterday for a couple of hours when I missed the wind change from square to square (and was trying to go upwind with a spinnaker) made up my mind. If you've got the options maybe it is better to be in at the coast?

 

Last night was the first time I gained places in a few days, so maybe luck is turning a bit.