Overnight Drina has crossed the 40° latitude and is presently sailing a course of 073°M in about 4.5Kts of wind. Her longitude is 179.58°E and so they probably will sail today all over again as soon as they cross the date line in the next few hours.
Latest news is that they continue to try make southing in an attempt to get better (stronger) wind. As you can see from the latest track here...
they are having a lot of trouble getting south and are having to take whatever they can get at the moment. In a straight line they have about 4,590 miles to go, however they will actually have to sail about 500miles further due to the curvature of the earth.
Here's a picture just prior to departure taken by Bryan Ridell
Paul Kerrigan
Strewth: Jan 2010
Bathurst Harbour
Check Drina's latest position, click the link below.
http://shiptrak.org/?callsign=vj5319&filter=90
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