The Scarborough skipper taking part in the Golden Globe round the yacht race has logged the 24 hour distance record this week.
Guy Waites sailed more miles in 24 hours than anyone else in the fleet.
Guy is desperately trying to get to the cut off point in Hobart before the January 31st deadline, after a barnacle infestation slowed his progress before Christmas.
Since removing the barnacles in port at Cape town, Guy says he is making much better progress.
Of the nine remaining sailors, Guy is currently in last place, playing catchup after his slow progress due tot he barnacles.
Guy has until the end of the month to reach the stage cut off point in Hobart in Tasmania, he says getting there on time is going to be close.
| Pos | Name Handicap |
Start time Last pos received |
DTF Dist sailed |
VMG 24h DMG |
(Est) Finish time (Est) Elapsed time |
Corrected elapsed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Curwen
|
04 Sep 14:00 09 Jan 12:00 |
11122 NM 16455 NM |
5.0 knots 142 NM |
12 Apr 21:15 220d 7h 15m 56s |
220d 7h 15m 56s |
| 2 | Abhilash Tomy
|
04 Sep 14:00 09 Jan 12:00 |
11922 NM 16443 NM |
4.7 knots 25 NM |
25 Apr 04:46 232d 14h 46m 40s |
232d 14h 46m 40s |
| 3 | Kirsten Neuschafer
|
04 Sep 14:00 09 Jan 12:00 |
11935 NM 16478 NM |
4.7 knots 26 NM |
25 Apr 09:53 232d 19h 53m 10s |
232d 19h 53m 10s |
| 4 | Michael Guggenberger
|
04 Sep 14:00 09 Jan 12:00 |
12687 NM 15358 NM |
4.4 knots 68 NM |
08 May 08:08 245d 18h 8m 29s |
245d 18h 8m 29s |
| 5 | Jeremy Bagshaw
|
04 Sep 14:00 09 Jan 12:00 |
13595 NM 14085 NM |
4.2 knots 86 NM |
25 May 23:43 263d 9h 43m 28s |
263d 9h 43m 28s |
| 6 | Ian Herbert-Jones
|
04 Sep 14:00 09 Jan 12:00 |
14083 NM 14518 NM |
4.0 knots 97 NM |
05 Jun 13:12 273d 23h 12m 18s |
273d 23h 12m 18s |
| 7 | Elliott Smith
|
04 Sep 14:00 09 Jan 12:00 |
15307 NM 13246 NM |
3.6 knots 107 NM |
06 Jul 05:42 304d 15h 42m 29s |
304d 15h 42m 29s |
| 8 | Guy Waites
|
04 Sep 14:00 09 Jan 12:00 |
16803 NM 11163 NM |
3.1 knots 84 NM |
23 Aug 13:08 352d 23h 8m 42s |
352d 23h 8m 42s |
In his daily assessment of the competitor progress, Race Chairman, Don McIntyre, is predicting Guy will find some favourable winds over the next 48 hours.



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