SOS Ocean Racing - Under 2000 nautical miles to go!

11:28 AM Wed 2 Jun 2010 GMT

'Day 29 - Save Our Seas Ocean Racing' SOS Media

SOS Ocean Racing has now been travelling for almost 30 days and is estimated to return back in the Whitsunday in around 40 days. With winds gusting to round 15 knots and cruising around 8 to 9 knots with the A3 spinnaker Ian has only 340 nautical miles to reach the bottom of Tasmania. With under 2000 nautical mile to the finish line, Ian is averaging 170nm each day unlike the 200nm he was at the start, he is hoping that because of his damaged mainsail (reefed down to 3rd reef) once he rounds Tassie he maybe able to work ...

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