From: O.B.Schou@lut.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.boats
Subject: British Steel Challenge 8 and 11 Jan.
Date: 11 Jan 93 22:17:26 GMT
Reply-To: O.B.Schou@lut.ac.uk (OBSchou)
Distribution: rec
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.

Folks,

Here follows a 5 page bonanza from two reports.  No matter how often I
try to get another FAX, I always miss a dozen reports!

I have not included the times of arrival for the 8th January, as the
details from today say more... 

Todays chart show British Steel II has (at 09:00 GMT Jan 11th) some 960
miles or so to go to Hobart. 

Cheers, Bertil. 

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Press Report
Compiled at 0900:GMT  8th January, 1993
Race Leg 2: Rio de Janeiro to Hobart.

BRITISH STEEL II LEAVES WELLINGTON FOR HOBART

The dismasted yacht, British Steel II, left Wellington, NZ at lunch time
today, local time, heading for Hobart where eight of the ten yachts in
the fleet have already moored up.  British Steel II is expected to
arrive in Tasmania on either Thursday or Friday next week.  She will be
warmly welcomed by both the crews and the people in Hobart as her
unusual rigging arrangements are said to resemble those of a fishing
smack rather than those of a world class yacht!

Meanwhile in Hobart, most crews have completed their initial priority
missions, revelling in the luxuries of a hot shower, fried breakfast,
phone call home, chocolate and beer! Many report sore shins as a
consequence of trying to readjust to a life on terra firma.  Having got
used to moving around a steeply heaving deck in extreme condidtions,
some crew members commented that shutting their eyes in the shower lead
to them ending up in a heap on the floor!

The hospitality of Tasmania has been absolutely fantastic, and without
exception, all the crews have revelled in the destination that for so
long was just a dream, a plot on the chart table.  Each yacht has been
adopted by a local company or organisation with tours, barbequeues and
launch boats all laid on.  With excellent coverage on local television
stations the corporate clothing is instantly recognisable in streets,
shops, and pubs! The Sheraton Hotel which plays host to the media centre
and a number of the crews, prepared 'goodie bags' for all 140 sailors. 
These included a can of beer, coke, chocolate, band-aid, fresh fruit,
phone card, soap and even the inevitable packet of Alka Seltzers!

The endurance demands of the leg are begining to show as the initial
euphoria of arriving in port fades.  Many of the crew admit that they
are tired, and that readjusting to a 12 hour night rather than a four
hour watch system takes a few days.  Today a certain lethargy haunts the
dockside of the Elizabeth Street Peir, as some of the initial work of
tidying up begins.  Cleaned oilskins hang over most of the guard rails
while Commercial Union Assurance's Mark Lodge scrambled up the 85' mast
in seconds, making the watching crowd gasp at the thought of attempting
the task in a heeling boat in rough seas. 


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Page 2

Report 287
Compiled at 09:12 GMT  10th January, 1993
Race Leg 2 - Rio de Janeiro to Hobart


Latest Yacht Data

Listed in order of ETA or ATA.  Time of fix in GMT
Name of Yacht         Time of Fix   Latitude   Logitude    CMG  SMG   DTF  VMG
01: Nuclear Electric  03 JAN 14:26  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  06.5
02: Commercial Union  04 JAN 00:20  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  06.4
03: Hofbrau Lager     05 JAN 02:29  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  06.3
04: Coopers & Lybrand 05 JAN 08:43  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  06.3
05: Group 4           05 JAN 20:47  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  06.2
06: Pride of Teeside  05 JAN 23:58  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  06.2
07: Heath Insured     06 JAN 05:59  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  06.2
08: InterSpray        06 JAN 20:44  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  06.1
09: Rhone Poulenc     09 JAN 20:44  42 53.30S  147 20.50E  000  00.0  000  05.7
  : British Steel II  10 JAN 09:00  40 38.15S  168 42 75E 

Key:
CMG   Course Made Good; Course between last two known positions
SMG   Speed Made Good; speed between last two known positions in Knots
DTF   Distance to Finish; Great Circle route via waypoints to end 
      of leg in Nautical Miles.
VMG   Velocity Made Good; average velocity towards leg finish in Knots
ETA   Estimated Time of Arrival
ATA   Actual Time of Arrival

Race Management System developed by BT in association with the Whitbread
Round the World Race. 

Additional Information:

Rhone-Poulenc crossed the finish line for leg 2 at Hobart at 22 58 40
GMT on 9th January.  British Steel II is motorsailing from Wellington to
Hobart with a jury rig and is making about 6.5 knots in strong NW'ly
winds. 

Acknowlegement

BT Race Results System data
Copyright British Telecommunications plc 1992

Any part of this document may be reproduced for information purposes in
any form, provided the reproduction is accompanied by the above notice. 

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Report 287
Compiled at 09:12 GMT  10th January, 1993
Race Leg 2 - Rio de Janeiro to Hobart


Estimated/Actual Arriival Times

Name of Yacht          Status      Arrival Time  Leg Time     Placing
                                   (GMT)         DDD HH MM SS
01: Nuclear Electric   Finished    03 JAN 14:26  048 22 26 03   1st
02: Commercial Union   Finished    04 JAN 00:20  049 08 20 21   2nd
03: Hofbrau Lager      Finished    05 JAN 02:29  050 10 29 55   3rd
04: Coopers & Lybrand  Finished    05 JAN 08:43  050 16 43 19   4th
05: Group 4            Finished    05 JAN 20:47  051 04 47 11   5th
06: Pride of Teeside   Finished    05 JAN 23:58  051 07 58 20   6th
07: Heath Insured      Finished    06 JAN 05:59  051 13 59 06   7th
08: InterSpray         Finished    06 JAN 20:44  052 04 44 30   8th
09: Rhone Poulenc      Finished    09 JAN 20:44  055 06 58 40   9th
  : British Steel II   Retired leg 2

Key:

Leg Time      - Total elapsed time from start of current leg to
              - estimated/actual completeion of current leg
DDD HH MM SS  - Leg time expressed in Days, Hours, Minutes and Seconds
*             - Leg time adjusted by Protest Committee


Race Management System developed by BT in association with the Whitbread
Round the World Race. 

Additional Information:

All above times are provisional and subject to the Hobart Protest
Committee's decisions on protests arising from the start in Rio and
redress for time lost by the yachts that diverted to assist British
Steel II

Acknowlegement

BT Race Results System data
Copyright British Telecommunications plc 1992

Any part of this document may be reproduced for information purposes in
any form, provided the reproduction is accompanied by the above notice. 

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Report 287
Compiled at 09:12 GMT  10th January, 1993
Race Leg 2 - Rio de Janeiro to Hobart

Estimated/Actual Combined Times (Leg 1 to 2)
Name of Yacht          Status    Combined Leg Time     Placing
                                   DDD HH MM SS
01: Nuclear Electric   Finished    080 20 06 29         1st
02: InterSpray         Finished    081 17 11 55         2nd
03: Hofbrau Lager      Finished    081 18 33 50         3rd
04: Heath Insured      Finished    081 23 53 26         4th
05: Group 4            Finished    082 13 19 14         5th  *
06: Coopers & Lybrand  Finished    082 14 44 14         6th
07: Pride of Teeside   Finished    082 15 59 24         7th
08: Commercial Union   Finished    087 04 14 06         8th  *
09: Rhone Poulenc      Finished    087 04 50 43         9th
  : British Steel II   Retired leg 2

Key:

Leg Time      - Total elapsed time from start of current leg to
              - estimated/actual completeion of current leg
DDD HH MM SS  - Leg time expressed in Days, Hours, Minutes and Seconds
*             - Leg time adjusted by Protest Committee


Race Management System developed by BT in association with the Whitbread
Round the World Race. 

Additional Information:

The Combined Times are Provisional.  Final Times are dependent on the
decisions made by the Hobart protest Committee. 

The (*) next to Group 4 and Commercial Union Assurance indicates their
times include penalties which resulted ifrom the Protest Committee's
Hearings in Rio at the end of Leg 1. 


Acknowlegement

BT Race Results System data
Copyright British Telecommunications plc 1992

Any part of this document may be reproduced for information purposes in
any form, provided the reproduction is accompanied by the above notice. 


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Press Report
Compiled at 09:30  GMT  1th January, 1993
Race Leg 2 - Rio de Janeiro to Hobart.

RHONE POULENC IS HOME AND DRY IN HOBART!

Rhone-Poulenc was the ninth yacht to cross the finish line in Hobart,
this morning, local time.  The yacht was racing to keep their eighth
place on combined times of Leg 1 and 2 from Commercial Union Assurance. 
Sadly by a matter of minutes they were pushed down to ninth place , on
the combined times table.  However, all yacht times are yet to be
confirmed for this leg.  The crew skippered by Peter Phillips crossed
the line at 09:58, local time, 22:58:40 GMT to the sound of cheers from
their fellow British Steel Challenge competitors, who have been awaiting
their arrival.  The Rhone-Poulenc crew is now joiniong other crews in
settling into a more comfortable lifestyle for the next few weeks. 
Their yacht will have an overhaul as they relax and enjoy their new
welcome surroundings in Hobart's city centre. 

British Steel II, which left Wellington on Friday 8th January bound for
Hobart are now facing strong winds of 30 knots, but are managing speeds
of up to 7 knots.  Richard Tudor, Sklipper of the dismasted yacht
described their stay in New Zealand's capital.  "In the early hours of
Tuesday morning 5th January we approached wellington ...  as dawn broke
we were guided in to moor alongside at Town Quay.  Even at this early
hour most of New Zealand media were there, TV, Radio and Press.  On
going ashore everyone in the city seemd to know of our plight and the
local showed genuine interest in what had happened.  One couple
approached the boat and asked if we could settle an argument they had
been having.  Were the Brits lost on holiday or were we in a round the
world yacht race? You can guess our answer!

We still had to get prepared for the final ocean passage to Hobart. 
1,300 miles need careful planning especially as the Cook Straights and
Tasman sea have a reputation for bad weather similar to the Bay of
Biscay.  We had to reinforce our jury rig, service the engine and get a
diver to check the yacht below the water line.  When the mast went over
the side it made a gash in the hull under the water.  Any other material
other than steel and we would have been on the sea bed. 

Finally at 13:00 local time on Friday we left the many friends we had
made in this lovely city.  Certainly our cloud had a marvelous silver
lining, what with the recpetion and help we had both in Chatham Island
and Wellington."
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