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""Damien Guillou (FRA) called Golden Globe Race control today to advise that the stainless steel rudder shaft of his wind vane broke at the top of the rudder."
"Simon Curwen (UK) who was the first to exit the doldrums, broke his genoa halyard early in the Southern Ocean and decided to shelter from the wind and seas off the coast on Trindade island. There he went up the mast to repair, to no avail, hurting himself in the process."
"Abhilash Tomy (IND) who kept in touch with the lead all week had a gas leak which is now repaired, and Pat Lawless (IRL) had a solent halyard snap last night in 40 knots squalls. He switched sails as explained in his daily tweet, and will repair his halyard later when the conditions ease. Ertan Beskardes (UK) still can’t store power in his batteries but is happy to be sailing in fresh winds. Ian Herbert-Jones (UK) repaired his mainsail battens and Elliott Smith (USA) is suffering major deck/hull leaks from starboard on this long, windy port tack to Trindade."
"Guy Waites (UK) and Jeremy Bagshaw (RSA) are still in rough conditions, with 20 knots gusting to 40 on the nose and 4 to 5-metre waves in confused seas. They are happy at sea, all systems working and feeling comfortable but both feel their boats a bit more sluggish than they should, a sign that barnacles are back as Jeremy explains in his call and Guy in his tweet."
"The tracker is calculating the distance to the next waypoint to the east in South Africa, but for now you need to go south for a commanding position. The leaderboard does not take the meteorological reality into account. In the next four days the reality will start to show and the leaderboard will change."
"None of the entrants have been able to print a decent Weatherfax chart so relying on their on-board tool and observations, looking how the barometric pressure rises and the wind direction and strength is easing to position the South Atlantic High.""
https://goldengloberace.com/damien-guillou-breaks-windvane-and-simon-curwen-stuck-up-the-mast-in-ggr/
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Ställningen 20/10 20:00 UTC
1. Simon Curwen(GBR) - Biscay 36 / Clara - DTF 21463
2. Tapio Lehtinen(FIN) - Gaia 36 / Asteria - DTF 21468
3. Pat Lawless(IRL) - Saga 36 / Green Rebel - DTF 21562
4. Damien Guillou(FRA) - Rustler 36 / PRB - DTF 21621
5. Abhilash Tomy(IND) - Rustler 36 / Bayanat - DTF 21638
6. Kirsten Neuschäfer(ZAF) - CG 36 / Minnehaha - DTF 21692
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