From: O.B.Schou@lut.ac.uk
Subject: British Steel results 19 Nov.
Reply-To: O.B.Schou@lut.ac.uk (OBSchou)
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 16:55:52 GMT


"Latest" report - I got this one last night. 

I have had several enquiries about the "missing" reports - there are
seveal per day, and i will only collect one every few days.  The press
report, if any, stays the same (usually!) for several race reports.

It takes some time for me to re-scan the FAX (aint got one of them
there Fax Modem thingies...) and to gorrect the worst of the errors.

There are maps too, but the re-scanned quality is very poor, and the
resutant file is huge.

Anyone else willing to get them?

Bertil.

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Report: 26
- Compiled at: 15:13 GMT 19th November 1992 
- Race Leg: 2 
- Rio de Janeiro to Hobart

Latest Yacht Data
Yacht Name              Time of fix  Latitude  Longitude  CMG SMG  DTF  VMG
     (Listed in order of ETA or ATA)	(GMT)
01: Nuclear Electric   19 NOV 15:00  33 42.22S 044 44.96W 165 07.1 7001 06.5
02: Rhone Poulenc      19 NOV 15:00  31 34.45S 047 41.20W 170 03.0 7052	06.0
03: Hofbrau Lager      19 NOV 15:00  31 44.32S 047 03.95W 199 03.7 7055	06.0
04: Heath Insured      19 NOV 15:00  32 10.30S 045 06.74W 167 03.5 7073	05.8
05: InterSpray	       19 NOV 15:00  31 02.00S 047 32.31W 201 03.4 7084	05.7
06: Coopers & Lybrand  19 NOV 15:00  31 08.77S 046 45.27W 163 02.1 7094	05.6
07: Pride of Teesside  19 NOV 15:00  31 06.26S 046 03.02W 101 00.5 7111	05.4
08: British Steel II   19 NOV 15:00  30 59.18S 045 55.39W 095 00.4 7120	05.3
09: Commercial Union   19 NOV 15:00  30 46.29S 045 41.93W 068 00.6 7136	05.1

  :Group4              19 NOV 15:00  27 36.57S 048 33.18W

Key:
CMG  - Course Made Good; course between last two known positions.
SMG  - Speed Made Good; speed between last two known positions in NM
DTF  - Distance to Finish; great circle distance via way points 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 Whitbred
Round The World Race.

Additional information:

Commercial Union, Pride of Teesside and British Steel are experiencing
very light headwinds and  possibly the effect of the Brazilian Counter
Currant which flows NE, Meanwhile the leading yacht  Nuclear Electric
has picked up the wind and is extending her lead over Rhone Poulenc to
51 Nm.





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.




Press Report
- Compiled at: 9:30 GMT 19th November 1992 
- Race Log: 2 
- Rio de Janeiro to Hobart



GROUP 4 IN YACHT CLUB AT FLORIANOPOLIS

Group 4 yacht described yesterday's incident which led them to head
west for the port of  Florianopolis yesterday. "We were progressing
well through a large swell and were well up the  fleet, with Heath
Insured just 2 miles astern. We had earlier fallen off a couple of
waves with a  sickening crash but everything was fairly calm when
mayhem broke. The skipper Mike Golding was  called amidst a deafening
noise of flapping sails and shouted to Nick Jubert on the helm to go
off  the wind. Mike O'Regan and Simon Littlejohn attached 2 spinnaker
halyards to the broken forestay  fitting to act as a temporary
forestay. It took five men to lash down the forestay and sail, coping 
with a heaving deck and breaking waves.

	It was decided to make for Florianopolis to effect the
necessary repairs. The crew have  regained their cheerfulness and there
is fighting talk of letting the others have the lead before  the Group
4 yacht overtakes them in the roaring forties. David Cowan commented
This is my worst  night since the Germans bombed Manchester in 1942. It
has also been Martin Hall's birthday and what  better present could he
have had wanted than a night on the foredeck fighting a broken stay
Simon  Clarke said it proved, ''what a strong and resourceful crew we
have.'' The final word comes from  skipper Mike Golding, "We may be
down, but we are not  out"

	Commercial Union Assurance crew member Sue Tight has reported
that on Monday night they  could see the navigation lights of eight
other yachts. "A moving sight - especially for us. We now  have our sea
legs after a wet and boisterous day yesterday. Temperature is dropping
and we axe  preparing for the colder climes to come.'' They have
reported seeing a turtle but no dolphins and  add that icebergs and
growlers are next on the list! Sue adds, "All is well and preparing to
take  the rest of the fleet by surprise when they least expect it.''
The duty yacht, Pride of Teesside  report that Nuclear Electric had
some problems with their watermaker but they have successfully got  it
working again. Pride of Teesside had a similar problem on Sunday with
their watermaker but they  had it working again in no time.