Clipper 09-10 San Francisco to Panama - Day eleven

2:03 PM Sat 1 May 2010 GMT

'Start of leg eight Clipper Round the World 09-10' Erik Simonson:h2oshots.com

This leg of the Clipper Race was predicted to deliver some very light conditions as the teams headed south, and although the majority have had their fair share of the light stuff, all are making good progress towards Panama. They are discovering, however, that the weather systems are extremely localised and whilst some find themselves stuck in a wind holes, others are reporting gusts in excess of 30 knots. For the skipper of Cape Breton Island, Jan Ridd, the localised nature of the weather conditions on this race are causing him a lot of frustration as he and his team ...

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