Leg 7 out of Miami and Tempest was getting into a rhythm. It didn’t stop there with 879th, 176th, and 73rd placings in Legs 4 to 6.
This, along with a bit more dedication to the process, produced a 1491th placing: things were happening. So taking Zezo on board during Leg 3 somewhere in the Malacca Strait and reduced navigational calculation times up to 90%. Navigation skills are to the fore in this sailing world and my racer, alias Tempest, was told that another navigator had produced a program after deciding there had to be another way to manage the endless calculations involved by the serious sailor.
But the sailor was learning and competition was mounting. The first leg was pretty normal, a few encounters with the land mass of North Africa, several over-sleeps during weather changes, and some real work getting done, so a 95,907th placing seemed appropriate. So as number one supporter, and the Kiwi in the family, I was somewhat accustomed to being a computer sailor’s wife when the he undertook the VORG challenge. Cava and messages flow in - Volvo Ocean Race © Lorraine MacIntosh
