Location Report: 90 latest
Date: 18 MAY 1997
Time: 01:54 (GMT)
Race Leg: 5 - Cape Town to Boston

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YACHT DATA
Yacht Name Time of Fix
(GMT)		 Latitude Longitude CMG SMG DTF VMG 24 hr run
01 Group 4 18 MAY 01:50 05 55.68S 015 38.36W 303 08.7 4183 07.7 193
02 Commercial Union 18 MAY 01:50 04 41.04S 013 46.68W 327 09.0 4199 07.7 193
03 Concert 18 MAY 01:50 06 00.08S 014 32.00W 311 08.4 4229 07.6 188
04 Save the Children 18 MAY 01:50 06 36.12S 014 48.28W 319 09.1 4246 07.5 204
05 Toshiba Wave Warrior 18 MAY 01:50 05 30.32S 013 16.12W 325 09.0 4256 07.5 184
06 Courtaulds Int. 18 MAY 01:50 08 42.88S 016 14.84W 312 08.7 4288 07.4 191
07 Global Teamwork 18 MAY 01:54 06 09.32S 012 19.68W 312 08.0 4322 07.3 191
08 Pause to Remember 18 MAY 01:50 05 56.64S 011 58.60W 312 07.8 4327 07.3 189
09 Motorola 18 MAY 01:50 11 28.84S 018 40.92W 282 09.0 4327 07.3 187
10 Ocean Rover 18 MAY 01:50 06 56.68S 013 02.16W 298 08.1 4330 07.3 192
11 Heath Insured II 18 MAY 01:50 07 14.28S 013 09.16W 313 08.9 4339 07.3 206
12 Nuclear Electric 18 MAY 01:54 06 54.60S 012 26.72W 309 08.4 4352 07.2 199
13 Time & Tide 18 MAY 01:50 08 29.88S 012 49.76W 318 08.7 4408 07.0 191
14 3Com 18 MAY 01:54 08 25.48S 012 34.60W 279 08.1 4415 07.0 192

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:
Three day weather forecast issued by The Meteorological Office at 0500 UTC on Saturday 17th May 1997.
High pressure to the south should maintain moderate southeasterly winds over the whole route throughout the period.
Weather conditions remain fine and even near the equator satelite pictures show only very isolated thunderstorm activity. The
lightest winds appear to be north of the equator at the moment, between zero and 5 degrees north.

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