
Post by
jokap | 2021-01-16 | 00:48:54
At about 27° S latitude (day 53), he was 30 to 40 nm behind me (I also went through Point Nemo).
His real killing move (together with a smaller bunch of the Nemo fleet, most of which had fallen behind a bit earlier) came shortly after, sailing 45° TWA instead of >50° TWA as the router suggested to the leading pack--and most of the Point Nemo fleet went >50° TWA. So that smaller group including him broke away at 45° TWA cutting way more shallow into the High, and thus taking a big chunk out of the distance to travel--Jean-Le-Cam-style :D. One day later, they already were at the same latitude but further West. Another day later, they were roughly 30 nm more Northerly than the rest of us--and in a better position for the rest of the way to and through the doldrums...well, the rest is (almost as of now^^) history! :D
Extremely well played, Rafal!
In fact, for that move, I think VR should add something like "JLC" to "Rafal71-TPN" (;