Weöres will bypass Madeira and go to Canaries
Hungarian skipper Szabolcs Weöres has managed to make some progress removing most of his damaged A7 high wind kite from his forestay but he will not now stop at Madeira as the winds are still forecast to be too strong. Instead he plans to make his way steadily to the Canary Islands which are 250 miles to his south. He is still upwind in winds of 30kts today but reported to be in fair spirits and determined to fight on.
The leaders are not well into the band of light winds which separate them from the Cape Verde islands. Speeds are down to four of five knots at times with the lateral spread between the two VULNERABLE IMOCAs – Thomas Ruyant in the west and leader Sam Goodchild to the east – at around 100 nautical miles.
