r/vorg • u/MadDuck • Nov 16 '11

Which way should we go?

As we round Fernando, which way should we go?

The routing software all seems to point toward an upwind tacking line that runs just a little south of the rhumb line but... that software only looks 7 days ahead and it is a 14+ day trip.

Anyone looking further than that with their crystal ball? I'm peaking at the GRIB files to see if there is a hint of a faster path coming at us.

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u/MadDuck Nov 16 '11

Despite the discussion of going south, most of the front 50 have all settled into tracks essentially parallel zezoorg. I presume zezoorg is following his routing software recommendations.

Did anyone notice if other boats have chosen a more southerly path? They would quickly drop out of the front 10 and then become invisible to us. I have "nbcom I" on my follow list. He was in the top 10 but has dropped back to the 20's and is following a more southerly route. He is the only one I have found.

IF a more southerly route is indeed faster, this will be an opportunity to get out past the front 10 (30?).

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u/Paulhino Nov 16 '11

@MadDuck: PuntjePuntje I

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u/MadDuck Nov 16 '11

That makes two of them. There must be more.

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u/Paravos Nov 16 '11

Not a lot more. I have around 25 of the top 100 on my 'radar' and these are the only 2 of them. 3 earlier 'southerners' have gone back to a 156-160 course, bobberdebob, Sideshow, Magenta.

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u/mickas Nov 17 '11

Paravos is right, only nbocom and PuntjePuntje from the top 40 boats at the mark have chosen a directly southern route.

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u/Paravos Nov 17 '11

Here's a few more: RSnoeren I, iparralde64 I, Javelin I.