Light wind frustration

Around Alone fleet heads for the Doldrums

As they head south the front runners are experiencing light southeasterly conditions that look set to take them down to the Equator. Meanwhile the second group some 1,500 miles astern are experiencing equally light and fickle winds.

Come back tomorrow when we will be getting an update from Emma Richards.

Positions:

Class 1
Position Yacht Name Latitude Longitude Current SOG DTF DTL 24h Run
1 Bobst Group-Armor Lux 8.5 -24.6 7 4536.9 NaN 154.5
2 Solidaires 13 -23.1 17 4817.3 280.4 152.1
3 Pindar 13.4 -22.7 21 4853.4 316.6 189.7
4 Hexagon 15.7 -24.3 7.4 4953.1 416.2 160.1
5 Ocean Planet 38 -9.9 7.4 6476.4 1939.6 91.9
6 Tiscali 43.5 -8.3 NaN 6799.8 2262.9 NaN

Class 2
Position Yacht Name Latitude Longitude Current SOG DTF DTL 24h Run
1 Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America 36.3 -12.1 5 6338.9 NaN 79.3
2 Everest Horizontal 36.3 -10.4 11 6374.6 35.7 137.9
3 Spirit of yukoh 37.5 -12.8 2 6388.8 49.9 70.3
4 Spirit of Canada 37 -11.2 NaN 6396.3 57.4 97.8
5 BTC Velocity 37.4 -11 7 6423.7 84.8 74.3
6 Bayer Ascensia 38.7 -11 1.6 6489.1 150.2 63.6