Update on progress

I got this brief email from Peter last night

As we passed St. Barts on the way out we saw Lee Ovrlay Partners coming the other way. Have spent the day going round St. Martens and are now on our way to Guadaloupe. On port tack, not quiye hard on but heling a lot making typing difficult.

It is a v scenic course and we have managed to pass most of the interesting places in daylight. I doubt if we're doing very well, but everyone is happy and they are enjoying themselves.
That will have to do for now.

Pete's clealry having a rather busier race than was the ARC (fair enough - we only tacked once and the boat was nice and upright the whole time). I'm hoping he's not finally getting some rest this morning as he's approaching Guadeloupe where there are clearly big wind shadows - boats ahead that are close in are doing c. 2 knots and Yeoman ahead of them did a big dive out after nearly stopping.

Spirit of Isis (not far ahead of Nisida) was clealry given the heads up on this as they've done an early dive west - I'm just hoping that Peter has seen this at daylight and follows them.

And they're not doing as badly as Peter fears (against very tasty competition they are mid fleet) - I think lots are having problems with wind shadows (something we've had a lot of practice with in the Med) - these volcanic islands are high!