Nisida spent today tacking along the south west coast of England, rounding Start Point and, at the last (2100 UTC) update, the Lizard. Email correspondence from them has been nil but I have had two phone calls from Peter. The frustratingly light winds of last night were replaced by a strong south westerly and they changed down to their no 3 (not good news, it's our dacron cruising sail as our nearly new racing one disintegrated and we're awaiting a replacemnt), and put a reef in the main. They are back to full sails now and heading west round the Lizard against another foul tide.
What hasn't changed is their battle with Orca. Orca is a Class 40 that we spent Cowes Week and the last Middle Sea Race racing extraordinarily closely with. Nisida finally got ahead of her today but I'd put money on them rounding the Fastnet together.
By tomorrow morning Nisida should be away from the stress of tidal gates - but into the shipping lanes. We are hoping to get a voice link up with her tomororow night, with Peter broadcasting to the club on how the race has gone so far.
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