Saturday, December 27 – The Pacific Ocean before Cape Horn!
It was 7:41 p.m. yesterday, Friday, December 26, when the eight sailors of The Famous Project CIC finished crossing the Indian Ocean and entered the vast Pacific. It’s another dimension, deep and silent.
Crossing the Pacific requires commitment. As we descend, Antarctica becomes a presence. Invisible, but omnipresent. It is the cold heart of the planet, the great silent regulator.
Its ice shapes the currents, nourishes marine life, and influences the climate far beyond the horizon. Approaching Antarctica is like skirting a border. A fine line between power and fragility.
Between speed and vigilance. The icebergs are there. Sometimes invisible. Silent.
So we work with the eyes of space. With satellites. Notably Sentinel-1 from the Copernicus Program. A radar capable of seeing at night, through clouds, reading the ice where our eyes cannot see. Technology as an extension of instinct.
Alexia (Barrier), Dee (Caffari), Annemieke (Bes), Rebecca (Gmür Hornell), Deborah (Blair), Molly (LaPointe), Támara (Echegoyen), and Stacey (Jackson) are now tackling the delicate task of negotiating a vast anticyclonic tongue blocking their path at the start of the Pacific. The sea has calmed down and the women of The Famous Projects CIC are fighting to avoid being sucked into the windless center of the high pressure system.
As they sail under New Zealand tomorrow, Sunday, they will have completed half of their colossal challenge, more than 11,000 miles.
The next goal is Cape Horn. They still have more than 4,000 miles to go. They would like to be there by January 6 at the latest. The weather is fairly mild. Perhaps too mild. A large area of high pressure could block their path and slow them down. So, to avoid this, they are making adjustments on board the maxi-trimaran and creating the best possible conditions for themselves.
Excerpt from an article by The Famous Project CIC
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