What a race!
I have been following it, on and off for the last 25 hours. At some point, late on yesterday, the last 11 boats lost contact with the rest (64 total in this class). Ilvy struggled on the westward leg, north of Fyn. When I went to bed, I feared she would end up last. Then, as I had a look sometime during the night, Ilvy had started to climb on the list during the very light headwind pass through the Lillebælt sound. Unbelievable! Now, around 6pm, after a long close-hauled leg, they have been able to head more east. Right now, at time 17:54, Ilvy is doing 5.7 kts, around ¾ kts faster than those around her. Only two boats in this 10-boat group are ahead of her.
Impressive!
Cheers from my wheelchair,
Arne