Nova Scotia closes in on Durban
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Article Date: 2007-10-10
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The crew of Nova Scotia have been doggedly chasing the lead of Durban 2010 and Beyond in the Clipper Round the World Race for days and their efforts now seem to be paying off, with just seven nautical miles separating them from the leaders.
In reality, the boats are actually some 18 nautical miles apart from one another on the water, meaning that Nova Scotia cannot see their rivals, and must wait nervously for the six hourly position reports to find out if they are still shortening Durban's lead.
The leaders are now inside the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), notorious for its heavy rain and slow winds, but are showing no signs of slowing just yet, having carefully planned their routes.
Durban 2010 and Beyond skipper, Ricky Chalmers, said: "The route we have taken has been planned and pondered over for many a hot sweaty hour at the nav station, running wind time sequences hour by hour, and trying to guess our position for each six-hour period for the next five days ahead."
The crew of Glasgow: Scotland with Style are back in third place and are also looking to make the most of the ITCZ, but for different reasons - the crew have been without a shower since they left La Rochelle, and will be using the heavy rain in lieu of a shower.
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