Cheyenne Jules Verne update - Day 3
by Stuart Radnofsky 10 Feb 2004 09:33 GMT
So far a good ride on the milkrun South for 'Cheyenne'
Tuesday, 10 February 2004 - 0510 GMT - 94 nm northwest of Ilha de Porto Santo, Arquipelado da Madeira - At the end of their third full day from the start, 'Cheyenne' continued steaming moderately South, having averaged over 17 kts over the past 24 hours. No records, but generally avoiding High pressure areas and good progress towards the Canaries and the tradewinds - and then a faster run to 0 degrees latitude. At present Steve Fossett and crew are still almost a day behind the position of 'Orange' (2002) after 3 days (see position reports and NOBELTEC zoom map on our website www.fossettchallenge.com for details).
Today's micro geography lesson:
The Madeira Archipelago, about 400 nm west of Casablanca off the North African coast, was claimed for Portugal in 1418 and comprises the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo and the uninhabited islands of Selvagens and Desertas. Population 253,000, the capital is Funchal (108,000). Porto Santo has 3500 inhabitants.
No time to stop. 'Cheyenne' carries on S/SW.