RACE DAY 17 · WEDNESDAY 23 SEP 2026 · 20:00 UTC · POSITIONS FROM THE 20:00 UTC REPORT · 2 BOATS STILL TO COMERACE DAY 17 · 23 SEP · 20:00 UTC
FROM THE 20:00 REPORT
2 BOATS STILL TO COME

COURSE & SPRINTS

Henry fastest through 35°N–30°N
The course ahead
the marks the fleet must pass, in order (NOR C.1.3); only Lanzarote and Hobart are gates
Lanzarote
inshore rounding marks (NOR C.1.6): at least one reef in on the approach, headsails down for 20 minutes after rounding. The tracker's course leaves the mark to starboard
Island of Trindade NEXT
leave to port · 2,012 nm from the leader
Waypoints 45°S · 40°E, 65°E, 90°E, 110°E
left to starboard: the northern edge of the Indian Ocean no-go zone (NOR C.1.3)
Cape Leeuwin
leave to port
Hobart Gate
mandatory crossing line in Storm Bay; 90 minutes inside before continuing (NOR C.1.5)
Waypoint 50°S 168°E
left to starboard
Waypoints 49°S · 150°W, 130°W, 110°W
left to starboard: the northern edge of the Pacific no-go zone
Waypoint 50°S 90°W
left to port
Cape Horn
leave to port
Les Sables-d’Olonne
up the Atlantic from south to north, to the finish line
Arrivals at the next mark
distance ÷ made-good speed over the last 7 days
PlaceSkipperNext markOff Damien’s trackDistance nmMade good kt, 7 dETA UTC
1Trindade2,0126.207 Oct 09:05
2Trindade36 nm W2,1415.609 Oct 15:34
3Trindade11 nm SE2,3615.611 Oct 09:13
4
20:00 POSITION AWAITED · LAST FIX 16:02 UTC
Trindade2,3835.412 Oct 02:33
5Trindade4 nm NW2,4035.312 Oct 20:50
6Trindade132 nm NW2,4045.412 Oct 10:13
7Trindade33 nm NW2,4065.512 Oct 04:57
8Trindade31 nm NW2,5065.014 Oct 21:57
9Trindade134 nm NW2,5255.313 Oct 19:49
10Trindade112 nm NW2,5275.413 Oct 11:01
11
MISSED 20:00 REPORT · LAST FIX 16:14 UTC
Trindade2,5305.413 Oct 05:49
12Trindade64 nm NW2,5915.314 Oct 09:22
13
20:00 POSITION AWAITED · LAST FIX 16:01 UTC
Trindade2,6515.214 Oct 23:50
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RESTARTED 09 SEP AFTER REPAIRS
Trindade27 nm NW2,9924.422 Oct 03:42
15
Guy deBoer USACHICHESTER
in Marina Rubicon for repairs · the race, 18 Sep 2026
Trindadeon it3,0971.4at Lanzarote · not moving
16HF radio trouble, considering stopping · the race, 18 Sep 2026Lanzarote275 nm SE6010.2not moving
Sprints
unofficial · elapsed time between crossing two parallels, interpolated between fixes
35°N–30°N sprint
15 of 16 through
1Henry Wootton44 h 37 m
2Mara Løvenskiold Kveseth46 h 15 m
3Louis Kerdelhué46 h 17 m
4Daniel Pinsky46 h 23 m
5Guido Cantini46 h 35 m
40°N–35°N sprint
16 of 16 through
1Damien Guillou48 h 29 m
2Pat Lawless51 h 57 m
3Pär Nyman55 h 31 m
4Henry Wootton57 h 03 m
5Matt Woodside57 h 07 m
45°N–40°N sprint
16 of 16 through
1Mara Løvenskiold Kveseth59 h 06 m
2Pat Lawless62 h 42 m
3Andrea Lodolo64 h 12 m
4Damien Guillou74 h 44 m
5Selim Yalcin79 h 24 m