From last night onboard: Bella Mente Racing duking it out against Rambler as the sun sets
For the second day of the RORC Caribbean 600, Bella Mente Racing holds first place in IRC Zero on corrected time, and is closing in on Rambler which is currently leading overall on real time. At 7 a.m. this morning, Rambler opened up a four mile lead on the team, but once the yachts rounded St. Martin and began the longest leg of the course to Guadeloupe (170 miles), Bella Mente Racing was able to close the gap by two miles.
Shortly, the team will embark on the beat from Les Saintes to La Desirade – known to be the trickiest section of the course – followed by a rounding of La Desirade (east of Guadeloupe) where competitors often experience very rough conditions due to its exposure in the Atlantic Ocean. From there, the team will be on the home stretch, with a reach downwind to the small island of Redonda and then a 40 mile upwind beat back to Antigua to finish.
If Bella Mente keeps going at the same rate, the team’s estimated finish time is tomorrow, February 26th, at 9:55 a.m.
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