Black Pearl maintains a Modest Lead
Thursday May 11 1400 AST
After trailing Tod Slyngstad’s HH 66 catamaran Nemo by approximately 50 miles on Wednesday, Stefan Jentzsch’s Botin 56 Black Pearl had pulled ahead by 3 miles as of 0600 Thursday morning and has expanded the lead slightly to 9 miles Thursday afternoon. The wind has been following them but appears about to swing to the North which should favour Black Pearl. Both yachts past the halfway point this morning.
Black Pear’s l lead in the CSA fleet on corrected time has expanded to 2 ¼ hours ahead of Peter Blunden’s Dufour 500 Life of Reilly. Following 1 1/4 hour behind is the sister entry from the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Ray Rhinelander’s J133 Bella J.
- Les Crane
