The European team continues to head the rankings and leads the fleet into the south Atlantic…
Just after 2am UTC, the GUYOT environnement – Team Europe crew led the IMOCA fleet across the equator and into the south Atlantic ocean.
After 5d 07h 55min 11s of racing, skipper Robert Stanjeks team is the first to slide into the southern hemisphere.
The stats below show the timings for the equator crossing. Of note is the distance each boat has sailed to this point. This is where the difference in strategy shows clearly – GUYOT environnement to the east has sailed 230 miles less that Team Malizia to the west, and is using that advantage to lead on the rankings.
GUYOT environnement – Team Europe – 31/01/2023 02:05:11 UTC – 5d 07h 55min 11s – 1 269.4 nm – 9.9 kts
Biotherm – 31/01/2023 02:26:35 UTC – 5d 08h 16min 35s – 1 275.8 nm – 9.9 kts
Team Holcim – PRB – 31/01/2023 03:13:44 UTC – 5d 09h 03min 44s – 1 404.0 nm – 10.9 kts
11th Hour Racing Team – 31/01/2023 05:12:26 UTC – 5d 11h 02min 26s – 1413.3 nm – 10.8 kts
Team Malizia – 31/01/2023 07:32:13 UTC – 5d 13h 22min 13s – 1 500.3 nm – 11.2 kts
