MGR 2025 course questions

[Daniel]

Hi All,

Does anyone understand what the pitstop instructions are for Africa?

the Pre-NOR says:
Leg Three, Fiji to Darwin 3000 miles, 8 day pit stop, then to Mauritius 4200,

10 day pit stop, then to Durban, 1500 miles, 14 days pit stop, then to Cape

Town, 1000 miles, 21 days pit stop. ( this can be anywhere or nowhere

depending on the weather, but if a sailor sails direct to Cape Town and

makes NO pit stops , no advantage is gained. )


Also curious if anyone is aware of the discussion/rationale that went into the various pitstop lengths. At the recent course update (Feb 2023) most of the pitstops went up from 7 days to 8.

Except Tahiti is still 7?

Mauritius and Durban are also longer?

[Daniel]

Also, "Cape Town, 21 days pit stop" seems anomalous, since Cape Town would be a Leg restart?

[captdan]

Hi Daniel
I believe that the revision on the dates has mainly to do with weather systems in different parts of the world. Extensions in the Pacific and Indian Ocean lead to arriving and departing Cape Town at the proper time of the year. Same goes with leaving Panama to enter the Pacific.
30 days in Panama to get the boats across after starting in Antigua and sailing for 12 to 14 days.
I am not a weather routing expert but that is what I have been told without knowing all of the specifics.
Cheers,
Dan