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Latitude: 47 06.74’ S
Longitude: 126 31.20’ E
Position: Second
Average speed: 15.6 knots
All is well on the good ship, Hugo Boss and Capey [Andrew Cape, Alex’s co-skipper] and I are enjoying the milder conditions that could almost be described as tropical compared to ten days ago. We had a great last few days racing and got to within 11 nautical miles of the leader, Paprec Virbac, yesterday. The breeze has been pretty gusty over the past 12 to 24 hours, which makes life a little harder, but we have sailed quite conservatively and limited our risk. The problem with gusty conditions is that you are caught in a catch-22 situation, where you need to
Alex Thomson diary, day 38: less power, more progress
In the latest entry to his exclusive diary from the Barcelona World Race, Alex Thomson reports on his efforts to reign in the leader