With the Volvo Ocean Race Game I now “only” have 613 nautical miles (nm) to go, but I’m gonna need a bit longer to arrive in Cape Town than I expected earlier this week.
Shortly after my update the strong winds made place for an almost complete lack of of them and I had to make the decision to go south or take a route to Cape Town further to the north.
Well for that decision – I chose the latter, speed over latitude – I am paying a high price as it turns out that I cannot sail directly southeast anymore now, unless I want to sail at around 5 knots.
With the current speed of around 13 knots it will take me another 47 hours to arrive at Cape Town, but I will not be able to keep that speed due to wind speed changes and I cannot sail in a direct line. Below I have added some screenshots of the wind forecast for the coming 36 hours. The arrows show the wind force and the direction.
Next week, On November 15, the second leg from Cape Town to Cochin, India already starts. By that time I will have arrived and therefore be ready for the start, just wondering about what will happen to the more than 45,000 boats that are still coming in behind me. And starting with 53,000 boats at the same time from Cape Town which is known for hardly any wind in the Table Bay is going to be very interesting too!
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