From: O.B.Schou@lut.ac.uk
Subject: British Steel Challenge 24 DEC 92
Reply-To: O.B.Schou@lut.ac.uk (OBSchou)
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 16:16:48 GMT


The last report until Jan 4th, or therabouts.  

God Jul, as they say in Sweden!

Bertil.
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Report 182
Compiled at 09:16 GMT   24th December 1992
Race Leg 2 - Rio de Janeiro to Hobart


Latest Yacht Data

(Time of fix 24 DEC 09:00 GMT)

Name of Yacht         Latitude   Logitude     CMG   SMG    DTF    VMG
01: Nuclear Electric  55 28.24   171 03.22   300   07.4   1665   06.4
02: Commercial Union  57 19.05   172 55.27   345   08.7   1724   06.3
03: Hofbrau Lager     58 34.43   169 11.64   313   07.6   1856   16.2
04: Coopers & Lybrand 58 06.98   163 57.46   331   06.6   2015   06.0
05: Pride of Teeside  53 18.45   163 01.41   295   07.7   2041   06.0
06: Group 4           54 10.07   162 50.06   301   07.5   2046   06.0
07: Heath Insured     54 46.22   162 33.37   307   06.7   2054   06.0
08: InterSpray        55 14.59   156 21.27   242   08.4   2266   05.8
09: Rhone Poulenc     51 15.70   148 56.32   270   09.1   2570   05.4

  : British Steel II  49 42.74   149 37.82


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:

The yachts may be having a white Christmas as the westerly 15-25 knot
wind veers to the northwest.  Nuclear Electric has extended her lead
over Commercial Union Assurance to 59 miles.  Mean while Rhone Poulenc
is storming along at the rear of the fleet.  British Steel II continues
her way to New Zealand.  Weather Information supplied by The Met Office,
Bracknell. 

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. 



BRITISH STEEL II ON SCHEDULE FOR NEW ZEALAND

Richard Tudor, skipper of the dismasted British Steel II, has confirmed
that they are on schedule to  rejoin  the fleet in Hobart befor the
start of the third leg.  he confirmed that they are sailing under jury
rig and   are making good progress at 5.5 knots  "Our rendezvour with
Rhone-Poulenc looks unlikely as we have  received confirmation that 
the NZ Pacific has left New Zealand and we are hoping to rendezvous
with  them on Christmas Day.  What a pressie!  All the water tanks are
full, no allocation of showers yet,  morale high, looking forward to a
new mast in Wellington."

Race headquaters now expect the yacht to reach Wellington on or about
the 6th/7th January.  The new  mast and rigging should take three to
five days, before Tudor and his crew sail on to Hobart.  It is hoped 
that British Steel II will arrive in Tasmania by the end of January, in
good time to rejoin the fleet for a few  celebrations before the
February 13th restart.

From Hofbrau Lager, Jack Gordon-Smith commented "Christmas this year
will be a new experience for  all on board, not only because we will be
absent from our families, but also because we will be sharing it  with
a new family, with whome we have been through so much in the past few
months.  All those on  board will remember this Christmas as one of
special simplicity.  Nothing has been planned, all wil be  spontaneous.
 It won't contain the excesses of Christmas on land, but every little
treat will be that much  sweeter for having been preceeded by a period
of austerity.  It may be true that you need to sail to the far  ends of
the earth to really understand what Christmas is all about."

Race Headquarters have assessed the detours undertaken by heath Insured
and Group 4 Securitas when  they went to the assistance of British
Steel II last week.  the recommended redress which will be put to the 
Hobart Protest Committee for decision is 16 hours for Heath Insured and
12 hours for Group 4 Securitas.  Redress for other yachts is being
considered..