Fast Work For Djuice

djuice has passed ASSA ABLOY gaining 23 miles on her in 6 hours, from passing outside Isla de los Estrados, where the fleet were stuck early in adverse current.

illbruck is still leading the fleet and covering ASSA ABLOY, News Corp and Tyco, who all appear to be taking the northerly route inside the Falkland Islands. djuice and Amer Sports One at this stage appear to have committed to passing to the south and outside the Falkland Islands, searching for more wind from a weather system building offshore. djuice will be looking to build further on her gains of the last six hours.

John Kostecki was aware that there would be a tactical dilemma for the navigators to make and asked the question earlier, “This next bit up to Rio will be very difficult tactically. Do you cover the fleet or do we go with what we think is best?”

Meanwhile Amer Sports Too is now less than 300 miles from Cape Horn.

Volvo Ocean Race Position Report, Day 16, 0959 GMT

PSYachtLatitude LongitudeDTFCMGSMGTFHRDTLDTL-C ETA PO
1ILBK52 39.00S062 58.88W0200203010.02350019 FEB 0229
2AONE54 00.84S062 36.00W0206306113.524461-1319 FEB 0225
3TYCO53 41.52S063 49.56W0207103311.224569-519 FEB 0218
4NEWS53 47.00S064 22.48W0208701610.321785+219 FEB 0221
5DJCE54 30.56S062 48.16W0209105913.029589-1219 FEB 0214
6AART53 55.12S064 34.24W0209701109.223095+1119 FEB 0218
7ATOO55 56.40S075 53.52W0254207510.8295540-221 FEB 027
8TSEB55 49.96S087 58.44W0294708407.5164945+1728 FEB 0212