2012 Governor's Cup leaders approaching half way point

From the following Sail-World article
 
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Governors-Cup---Slow-going-in-light-winds/105079

Since the Governor’s Cup got underway on Saturday 22 December, generally light winds have made progress on this 1,700-mile downwind race from Simon’s Town to the remote island of St Helena in the Atlantic, slow going.

The leaders of the 18-strong fleet are now approaching the half-way stage of the race, but still suffering as they struggle to find consistent wind, and it now looks as though the first finishers won’t arrive at Jamestown, St Helena before 1/2 January.

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The 2012 Governor's Cup website is here

Photo: Jan Theron