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Location Report: 68

Date: 12 MAR 1997

Time: 01:54 (GMT)

Race Leg: 4 - Sydney to Cape Town

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YACHT DATA
Yacht Name Time of Fix
(GMT) Latitude Longitude CMG SMG DTF VMG 24 hr run

01 Global Teamwork 12 MAR 01:50 52 22.48S 126 01.72E 288 06.1 4603 06.7 164

02 Toshiba Wave Warrior 12 MAR 01:50 51 24.12S 125 55.80E 284 07.3 4613 06.7 162

03 Save the Children 12 MAR 01:50 51 08.08S 126 03.12E 282 06.6 4621 06.7 156

04 Group 4 12 MAR 01:50 52 02.88S 126 28.04E 294 07.2 4623 06.7 164

05 Pause to Remember 12 MAR 01:50 52 18.20S 127 05.04E 301 07.9 4641 06.6 163

06 Commercial Union 12 MAR 01:54 51 51.72S 127 00.76E 301 08.5 4645 06.6 186

07 Concert 12 MAR 01:50 51 08.00S 126 59.64E 294 07.6 4656 06.5 173

08 Motorola 12 MAR 01:50 50 31.00S 127 12.00E 291 07.5 4673 06.4 159

09 Ocean Rover 12 MAR 01:50 51 51.08S 127 54.68E 301 08.2 4677 06.4 184

10 Time & Tide 12 MAR 01:50 49 36.80S 126 57.20E 294 07.5 4680 06.4 168

11 Courtaulds Int. 12 MAR 01:50 50 32.96S 127 46.40E 285 06.6 4694 06.4 143

12 3Com 12 MAR 01:50 50 12.64S 128 05.08E 287 07.3 4711 06.3 158

13 Nuclear Electric 12 MAR 01:50 50 06.36S 128 03.32E 293 07.2 4712 06.3 150

14 Heath Insured II 12 MAR 01:50 49 41.00S 128 37.28E 290 08.0 4740 06.2 174

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:

3 Day Weather Forecast issued by the Meteorological Office at 0645GMT, Tuesday 11th March 1997.
An anti-cyclone centred near South West Australia will combine with low pressure located between latitudes 50S & 60S,
maintaining near gale or gale force W or WNW winds across the race route. Mean winds may reach 50 knots later on
Thursday/Friday as a developing frontal system sweeps across from the west.
The Fleet is now tacking across strengthening headwinds, with approximately 2,000nm to run to the mid ocean waypoint.

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