Into the trades

Latest position from Roman Paszke's Bank BPH

08.00UTC 28.02.2004
Position: 11.04.638N 23.45.798W
COG/SOG: 180deg/14 knots
TWD/S: 040deg/16 knots (gusting up to 19 knots)
Pressure 1027
24 hour run: 298 NM
Miles covered since start: 2457 nm
Wave height: <2m

Roman Paszke and the crew of the Volvo Ocean 60 Bank BPH continue to progress down the Atlantic on their attempt to set a record for sailing a monohull non-stop around the world.

No doubt the pace will be frustrating Paszke and his crew who are making less dramatic pace than the maxi-multihulls storming up behind them or when they sailed around the world three years along on their own maxi-catamaran Warta Polpharma.

At present the Polish boat is into the trade winds and heading for the Doldrums.