Monday, December 22 – Heading for the Roaring Fifties
Since the middle of last night, Alexia Barrier’s international crew has been negotiating a delicate transition between a low-pressure system and a high-pressure zone to the north. The wind has settled to north/northwest and is blowing more moderately, between 15 and 20 knots, across the port side of the maxi trimaran. The sea remains rough, with 3-meter waves that are still as irregular as ever, which the giant trimaran manages to handle effortlessly.
With the high-pressure system clearing the skies and bringing back the sun, at an average speed of 26 knots, the women of The Famous Project CIC have just had several good days, covering more than 630 miles in 24 hours. Cape Leeuwin, the second major milestone in their round-the-world voyage, is now just over a thousand miles away on a direct route. Alas! The high-pressure system lingering over Western Australia will force them to dive further south, towards the Roaring Fifties and new depressions synonymous with powerful tailwinds.
Albatrosses visiting
Albatrosses are the largest flying birds in the world. They can travel at speeds of 130 to 140 km/h and have such an efficient flying technique that they expend more energy landing and taking off than in flight.
Excerpt from articles by Alexia Barrier and The Famous Project CIC
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