The multihulls are moving fast! Phaedo has made up much of the distance it lost early in the race and is hunting ExtremeH20, while the Mighty Merloe (which started a full 23 hours later) is in pursuit.
Early Sunday morning, with both Gunboats about 70 miles offshore, they both gybed toward the coast. ExtremeH20 came within just a few miles of the coast before gybing again south. Phaedo, gybing earlier and being more offshore now having more wind and making up even more of the distance between the two boats. Meanwhile, Mighty Merloe was heading due south with lighter winds only going about 13 knots compared to the 16-18 knots for the gunboats. By Sunday evening, the Mighty Merloe was within 110 miles of the Gunboats, which are going about 14 knots compared to the ti-hull’s 21 knots. Mighty Merloe averaged 19.9 knots for the last 24 hours. A drag race.
Daybreak on Monday as they pass Isla Cedros the pack as almost consolidated enjoying good wind. It won’t be long before the Mighty Merloe overtakes the entire fleet.
Current position reports, corrected standings and estimated arrival times on the website Results Page and Yellow Brick Tracker page.
