28/02/03

At 3h00 UTC, Friday 28th February 2003, Geronimo was 1636 miles from the Equator (by 30°W). In the same time, Orange was 2120 miles from this same point.

At 3h00 UTC, Friday 28th February 2003, Geronimo was 1636 miles from the Equator (by 30°W). In the same time, Orange was 2120 miles from this same point.
Geronimo is sailing on a straight route to the Equator, on a North North-Easterly course in a zone of light breeze. The route to the Equator remains extremely difficult, even though Geronimo is showing, once again, outstanding performance for that kind of weather and sea.

Kingfisher 2 under jury rig !
At 22h40 GMT Sunday, 23nd February 2003, Kingfisher2 dismasted. The 39.5 metre carbon mast (built by Profil/JMV in Cherbourg) broke in two places. The reason for the dismasting is not known. Now Kingfisher2 is sailing a Northely course above the 50th parallel to reach the SW coast of Australia.

Club Med beaten !
Steve Fossett (USA) and his crew of 12 aboard the maxi-catamaran PlayStation broke the East - West TransAtlantic ('Christopher Columbus Route') sailing record by over a day. They arrived at the island of San Salvador (Bahamas) following their 229 hour 30 min coursing crossing from Cadiz, via Gran Canaria (The Canaries).

Club Med Record - June 2000 : 10 days 14 hours 53 min 44 sec
Play Station Record – February 2003 : 9 days 13 hours 31 min 18 sec (subject to ratification by the Wssrc)

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