| At sea. Asian Record Circuit: Ellen MacArthur and B&Q on track for Shanghai |
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| Monday, 10 April 2006 | |
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Team Ellen: Sunday, 9 April 2006 at 21:19: Currently maintaining 14+ knots of boat speed in 16 knot northerly conditions, B&Q is heading southeast further offshore to locate the more favourable conditions and in order to avoid the large sandbank along the coastline. Read the latest news from onboard.. After a slow departure from Qingdao, due to heavy fog, B&Q crossed the start line for leg 4 at 17:05:01 GMT today (09/04/06) for the 308 mile leg to Shanghai... Latest email from Ellen: "Well it's pretty damn foggy out here, and there is more phosphorescence than I have ever seen in my life. It's extraordinary - the sea is alight with the stuff - and it smells really fishy (which is probably due to the fact that we have just sailed through a fleet of fishing boats!). All is well, it's 0400 local time for us and Shaun, Loik and I have not had a chance to sleep yet. The watches tonight are damp and long, and with the amount of fog covering the area, we are keeping a close watch on the forward beams – it certainly makes for some interesting sailing! The fog from the land earlier was not too bad, but out here we can probably only see as far as half a mile tops. But it's dark and so it’s hard to tell. I think the situatun will be harder when it's light though, as it will be harder to see the other boats – but we shall see! Morale is good, although I fear we shall be very tired by the time we arrive in Shanghai. It's a trip full of new challenges, but only time will reveal them! I have to go as I am struggling to type when the radar is on...my attention is not focused on the email! From an alive ocean Mobi out…" B&Q on track for Shanghai 10 Apr 2006 // 07:55 Over twelve hours into leg 4 (Qingdao to Shanghai), B&Q is making steady progress as it neas the halfway mark of this 308 mile leg, and the crew is currently on track to meet its self imposed target time of 32 hours. Conditions have decreased overnight, with the latest boat data showing B&Q heading south southeast at 5 knots, in light north northwest conditions. http://www.teamellen.com |
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