Location Report:	117
Date:	07 DEC 1996
Time:	20:42 (GMT)
Race Leg:	2 - Rio de Janeiro to Wellington

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[Table generated from Report 117 on 07 DEC 1996, 20:42.]

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YACHT DATA

Yacht Name		Time of Fix (GMT)	Latitude	Longitude	CMG	SMG	DTF	VMG	24 hr run
01	Group 4	07 DEC 20:42	58 42.00S	091 12.44W	261	07.9	4155	07.4	---
02	Save the Children	07 DEC 20:42	58 12.04S	090 23.84W	271	07.7	4175	07.3	---
03	Concert	07 DEC 20:42	59 00.84S	090 27.52W	271	07.1	4181	07.3	---
04	Global Teamwork	07 DEC 20:42	58 06.12S	090 00.20W	277	07.2	4187	07.3	---
05	Motorola	07 DEC 20:42	58 13.80S	089 41.68W	275	07.1	4198	07.3	---
06	Toshiba Wave Warrior	07 DEC 20:42	58 32.36S	089 36.64W	273	08.4	4203	07.2	---
07	Nuclear Electric	07 DEC 20:42	58 55.12S	087 08.96W	277	09.6	4281	07.1	---
08	Pause to Remember	07 DEC 20:42	59 06.76S	087 11.00W	272	09.4	4282	07.1	---
09	3Com	07 DEC 20:42	58 19.60S	086 50.24W	298	07.2	4288	07.0	---
10	Commercial Union	07 DEC 20:42	58 17.92S	086 26.36W	274	08.7	4300	07.0	---
11	Time & Tide	07 DEC 20:42	59 12.32S	085 39.04W	280	09.2	4329	06.9	---
12	Ocean Rover	07 DEC 20:42	58 04.04S	085 20.64W	282	07.4	4334	06.9	---
13	Heath Insured II	07 DEC 20:42	58 16.56S	085 05.80W	269	10.3	4342	06.9	---
14	Courtaulds Int.	07 DEC 20:42	58 23.84S	084 57.68W	287	08.7	4347	06.9	---

Key:
CMG	-Course Made Good; course between last two known positions.
SMG	-Speed Made Good; speed between last two known positions in knots.
DTF	-Distance to Finish; great circle distance via waypoints to end of leg in nautical miles.
VMG	-Velocity Made Good; average velocity towards leg finish in knots.
24 Hr Run	-distance travelled over the last reported 24 hour period, in nautical miles.

Additional Information:

Weather forecast for the BT Global Challenge fleet for the next 3 days, issued by The Meteorological Office at 0730 GMT on Saturday 7th December 1996: Pressure will remain high to the north and low to the south of the yachts route. This will maintain the gereral westerly airflow. A trough of low pressure currently approaching the area will swing the winds north to northwesterly during late Saturday intot Sunday, before gradually becoming more west to northwesterly later. No further significant troughs are expected during this period.