Life on board We Are Water. Image copyright We Are Water.
by Barcelona World Race media (in translation by SailRaceWin)
Jaume Mumbru and Cali Sanmarti have gone beyond the latitude of Las Palmas in the Camary Islands, which they passed some 130 miles to the west. Their intention is to head north - at 3 o'clock in the afternoon they were advancing at 8 knots on a heading due north - in order to reach the Straits of Gibraltar. The finish in Barcelona is currently 1,400 miles from the bow of We Are Water.
Predictions suggest that the wind will rotate to the north, before going back to the northeast, i.e. it will blow from the destination of We Are Water, which is currently situated southwest of the entrance to the Mediterranean. If the prediction is confirmed, then Mumbru and Sanmarti will not be able to maintain their average, established in the last few days, of 225-250 miles per day on their way to Barcelona.
In Spanish:
We Are Water on her return to the north Atlantic Ocean. Image copyright We Are Water.
Jaume Mumbrú y Cali Sanmartí han superado la latitud de la isla canaria de la Palma, que han pasado a unas 130 millas por el oeste. Intentan ganar norte –a las 3 de la tarde avanzan a 8 nudos y hacen rumbo 360º- para dirigirse hacia el estrecho de Gibraltar, del que distan unas 850 millas. La línea de llegada a Barcelona está a 1.400 millas de la proa del We Are Water.
La previsión indica que el viento rolará hacia el norte, antes de regresar al nordeste, es decir, de la dirección del punto de destino del We Are Water, situado al suroeste de la entrada del Mediterráneo. De confirmarse esta previsión, Mumbrú y Sanmartí no podrán mantener su media de 225-250 millas efectivas en su camino hacia Barcelona de estos últimos días.
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