SKIPPERS · IRL · SAIL 22

PAT LAWLESS

Silvermines Hydro · Saltram Saga 36 · retired at sea, about 2,000 nm west of Cape Town on 17 Oct · the page shows the race at the last report, 17 Oct 20:00 UTCretired: the Solent stay broke 2,000 nm west of Cape Town; sailing north, bound for the Cape Verde Islands, where the boat may be left
the race, 18 Oct 2026
Place
Retired
2nd of 15 at the last report, 17 Oct 20:00 UTC · retired at sea, about 2,000 nm west of Cape Town on 17 Oct
To go
21,092 nm
5,414 nm made good since the start
24-hour run
134 nm
personal best 165 nm, window ending 04 Oct 00:00
Best 4-hour leg
7.5 kt
average speed, leg ending 18 Sep 04:00 UTC
The boat at 20:00 UTC
Average speed (latest leg)
6.8 kt
Course made good
135°
Position
33°46.3′S 022°56.4′W
Next mark
45°S 40°E 2,922 nm · ETA 15 Nov 10:57
From YB Tracking’s public feed; speed and course are the newest 4-hour leg, not this moment.
Conditions at 20:00 UTC
Wind (mean)
20 kt from 040°
Gusts
26 kt
Waves (significant)
2.0 m
Current sets
0.6 kt toward 180°
Sea temp
15.6 °C
Pressure
1023 hPa
Model values from Open-Meteo, not measured on board.
Track since the start
fleet in grey · point at a boat for its skipper, place and latest leg
35°W30°W25°W20°W15°W35°S30°S25°S20°S15°S10°S5°S0°N5°N10°NPatTrindade45°S 40°E 2,922 nm
Damien · 1st
21,030 nm to go
latest leg 6.7 kt, course made good 124°
36°23.1′S 023°23.3′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Pat · 2nd
21,092 nm to go
latest leg 6.8 kt, course made good 135°
33°46.3′S 022°56.4′W at 20:00 UTC
Ertan · 3rd
21,654 nm to go
latest leg 6.1 kt, course made good 134°
22°54.4′S 027°10.5′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Andrea · 4th
22,126 nm to go
latest leg 7.2 kt, course made good 167°
20°17.6′S 029°31.4′W at 20:01 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Daniel · 5th
22,271 nm to go
no 4-hour leg to measure
18°12.2′S 030°48.1′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Mara · 6th
22,402 nm to go
latest leg 5.9 kt, course made good 167°
15°57.6′S 031°10.3′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Guido · 7th
22,415 nm to go
latest leg 6.3 kt, course made good 192°
15°34.2′S 028°11.7′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Etienne · 8th
22,415 nm to go
latest leg 6.4 kt, course made good 183°
15°38.7′S 030°54.0′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Henry · 9th
22,511 nm to go
latest leg 7.2 kt, course made good 170°
13°54.7′S 030°25.6′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Isa · 10th
22,535 nm to go
latest leg 6.0 kt, course made good 202°
14°24.8′S 025°38.0′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Matt · 11th
22,640 nm to go
latest leg 6.1 kt, course made good 181°
11°45.1′S 030°29.1′W at 20:01 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Pär · 12th
22,681 nm to go
latest leg 6.6 kt, course made good 185°
11°06.5′S 027°56.2′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Gunnar · 13th
22,711 nm to go
latest leg 6.6 kt, course made good 191°
10°31.5′S 028°53.3′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Louis · 14th
23,567 nm to go
latest leg 4.6 kt, course made good 206°
03°29.5′N 027°22.7′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Guy · 15th
23,846 nm to go
latest leg 4.2 kt, course made good 179°
07°18.0′N 021°18.1′W at 20:00 UTC
the skipper’s page →
Speed, last 7 days
average on each 4-hour leg
0 kt2 kt4 kt6 kt8 kt5.411 Oct5.85.75.36.35.75.812 Oct5.04.44.95.14.75.013 Oct5.55.95.96.56.35.714 Oct6.25.24.23.14.14.515 Oct4.42.64.43.14.74.616 Oct4.54.64.65.04.85.117 Oct5.65.25.35.66.8
10 Oct 20:00 to 11 Oct 00:00 UTC
5.4 kt average speed
11 Oct · 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
5.8 kt average speed
11 Oct · 04:00 to 08:00 UTC
5.7 kt average speed
11 Oct · 08:00 to 12:00 UTC
5.3 kt average speed
11 Oct · 12:00 to 16:00 UTC
6.3 kt average speed
11 Oct · 16:00 to 20:00 UTC
5.7 kt average speed
11 Oct 20:00 to 12 Oct 00:00 UTC
5.8 kt average speed
12 Oct · 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
5.0 kt average speed
12 Oct · 04:00 to 08:00 UTC
4.4 kt average speed
12 Oct · 08:00 to 12:00 UTC
4.9 kt average speed
12 Oct · 12:00 to 16:00 UTC
5.1 kt average speed
12 Oct · 16:00 to 20:00 UTC
4.7 kt average speed
12 Oct 20:00 to 13 Oct 00:00 UTC
5.0 kt average speed
13 Oct · 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
5.5 kt average speed
13 Oct · 04:00 to 08:00 UTC
5.9 kt average speed
13 Oct · 08:00 to 12:00 UTC
5.9 kt average speed
13 Oct · 12:00 to 16:00 UTC
6.5 kt average speed
13 Oct · 16:00 to 20:00 UTC
6.3 kt average speed
13 Oct 20:00 to 14 Oct 00:00 UTC
5.7 kt average speed
14 Oct · 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
6.2 kt average speed
14 Oct · 04:00 to 08:00 UTC
5.2 kt average speed
14 Oct · 08:00 to 12:00 UTC
4.2 kt average speed
14 Oct · 12:00 to 16:00 UTC
3.1 kt average speed
14 Oct · 16:00 to 20:00 UTC
4.1 kt average speed
14 Oct 20:00 to 15 Oct 00:00 UTC
4.5 kt average speed
15 Oct · 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
4.4 kt average speed
15 Oct · 04:00 to 08:00 UTC
2.6 kt average speed
15 Oct · 08:00 to 12:00 UTC
4.4 kt average speed
15 Oct · 12:00 to 16:00 UTC
3.1 kt average speed
15 Oct · 16:00 to 20:00 UTC
4.7 kt average speed
15 Oct 20:00 to 16 Oct 00:00 UTC
4.6 kt average speed
16 Oct · 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
4.5 kt average speed
16 Oct · 04:00 to 08:00 UTC
4.6 kt average speed
16 Oct · 08:00 to 12:00 UTC
4.6 kt average speed
16 Oct · 12:00 to 16:00 UTC
5.0 kt average speed
16 Oct · 16:00 to 20:00 UTC
4.8 kt average speed
16 Oct 20:00 to 17 Oct 00:00 UTC
5.1 kt average speed
17 Oct · 00:00 to 04:00 UTC
5.6 kt average speed
17 Oct · 04:00 to 08:00 UTC
5.2 kt average speed
17 Oct · 08:00 to 12:00 UTC
5.3 kt average speed
17 Oct · 12:00 to 16:00 UTC
5.6 kt average speed
17 Oct · 16:00 to 20:00 UTC
6.8 kt average speed
the fastest leg of the seven days
Knots on each bar. Gold = the fastest leg of the seven days. – = missed report. Days are UTC.
Daily runs
nm, noon to noon UTC
1551411341351281281369210412308 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct
07 Oct 12:00 to 08 Oct 12:00 UTC
155 nm sailed along the track
the biggest day shown
08 Oct 12:00 to 09 Oct 12:00 UTC
141 nm sailed along the track
09 Oct 12:00 to 10 Oct 12:00 UTC
134 nm sailed along the track
10 Oct 12:00 to 11 Oct 12:00 UTC
135 nm sailed along the track
11 Oct 12:00 to 12 Oct 12:00 UTC
128 nm sailed along the track
12 Oct 12:00 to 13 Oct 12:00 UTC
128 nm sailed along the track
13 Oct 12:00 to 14 Oct 12:00 UTC
136 nm sailed along the track
14 Oct 12:00 to 15 Oct 12:00 UTC
92 nm sailed along the track
15 Oct 12:00 to 16 Oct 12:00 UTC
104 nm sailed along the track
16 Oct 12:00 to 17 Oct 12:00 UTC
123 nm sailed along the track
Each bar is one day’s run, noon to noon: 12:00 to 12:00 UTC, as a ship’s log keeps it, named by the day it ends. Gold = the biggest day shown. The record book’s best 24 hours is any 24 hours ending at a report, so it can exceed the biggest day here. ≥ = at least: the tracker missed a report inside that day, and the straight line across it is the least the boat sailed. – = the day cannot be measured: no report at one of its two noons.
Place in the fleet
at 00:00 UTC each day
148121608 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct2
08 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
09 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
10 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
11 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
12 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
13 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
14 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
15 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
16 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
17 Oct · 00:00 UTC
2nd place
How Pat sails
against the rest of the fleet · model wind, course made good · all fifteen
Speed for the wind
43%
2nd of 15 rated boats · boat speed as a share of wind speed
34%45%median 40%
Gunnar
38% · 13th of 15
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Louis
34% · 15th of 15
the skipper’s page →
Guido
40% · 9th of 15
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Daniel
41% · 7th of 15
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Guy
41% · 6th of 15
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Damien
45% · 1st of 15
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Pär
40% · 8th of 15
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Mara
39% · 11th of 15
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Henry
41% · 5th of 15
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Etienne
40% · 10th of 15
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Isa
38% · 12th of 15
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Matt
37% · 14th of 15
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Andrea
43% · 3rd of 15
the skipper’s page →
Ertan
42% · 4th of 15
the skipper’s page →
Pat · speed for the wind
43% · 2nd of 15
the median: 40%
the lowest: 34%, Louis
the highest: 45%, Damien
227 legs in 8–25 kt of wind since the start.
Point of sail
Upwind
11% of legs · the others 3.5 kt
4.5 kt +1.0
Reaching
46% of legs · the others 4.8 kt
5.9 kt +1.2
Running
42% of legs · the others 5.1 kt
5.8 kt +0.7
Average speed on 4-hour legs; a speed shows from three legs.
Steadiness, last 7 days
Legs at 5 kt or more
the others’ median 77%
52%
Spread of leg speeds
±0.9 kt
Hours under 2 kt
0 h
Night against day
113 night and 128 day legs
−0.1 kt
Runs and the road sailed
24-hour run
12th of 15 boats with a current fix
134 nm
7-day run
13th of 15
851 nm
Against the boats nearby
fewer than two boats within 150 nm
—
Extra miles sailed
5,599 sailed for 5,414 made good · the others’ median +13%
+3%
Made good, last 7 days
12th of 15 · toward the finish, against 5.1 kt sailed
4.3 kt
Extra miles, last 7 days
the others’ median +4%
+19%
The race around Pat
the boats next to Pat in the ranking · gaps by distance to finish · miles gained (+) or lost (−) in 24 hours, fix to fix
Ahead · 1st
62 nm ahead
Pat on Damien, 24 h+4 nm
Off Damien’s track110 nm E
Behind · 3rd
562 nm behind
Pat on Ertan, 24 h+3 nm
Pat’s record book
the race so far, each mark with its date · wind, waves and calm are model values
Best 4-hour leg
average speed, leg ending 18 Sep 04:00 UTC
7.5 kt
Best 24-hour run
window ending 04 Oct 00:00 UTC
165 nm
Best 7-day run 3rd in the fleet
to 08 Oct
1,089 nm
Slowest full day
15 Oct
95 nm
Highest place
first held 03 Oct
1st
Lowest place
10 Sep
2nd
Strongest model wind
gusts 32 kt · at 08 Sep 08:00 UTC
25.7 kt
Highest waves
at 25 Sep 12:00 UTC
3.0 m
Longest calm
no spell of two reports under 6 kt yet
—
Against the ghosts
Van Den Heede, 2018— d
Neuschäfer, 2022+9.1 d
2383 nm ahead and 1276 nm ahead on the same race day.
Splits
YB checkpoint 3003 d 14 h 45 m
YB checkpoint 62010 d 4 h 27 m
YB checkpoint 70121 d 16 h 32 m
YB checkpoint 80027 d 18 h 59 m
YB checkpoint 90033 d 10 h 37 m