Azores and Back Yacht Race

by AZAB on 6 Jun 2011 The 10th Azores and Back Yacht Race (AZAB) is being hosted by the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, Falmouth and started on Saturday 4th June at 1200 UTC.

The heavy downwind conditions, with winds up to 30 knots (far more than predicted) are making the self steering systems of all the boats in the fleet work overtime. Outrageous, the Swan 47 sailed by Mark Stevenson and Freddie Stevenson has been force to retire on self steering problems just hours after Paul Brant on Ninjod had suffered power failure that had left him without autopilot.

Meanwhile, at the front, Jankees Lampe on La Promesse powers on tirelessly and is probably working overtime too thinking about his chance repeating his feat of 2007 when he was the first boat home winning the Henry Lloyd trophy.

Paul Brant on Ninjod was forced to turn the bow towards Falmouth after what he described as 'catastrophic instrument failure.'

Position	Name	TCF	Start Time	Last update	DTF (NM)	VMG* (Knots)	Estimated finish time (UTC)	Estimated finish time (UTC corrected)
These results are provisional
1	La Promese	1.2100	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	703.6	10.7	09 Jun 02:52	10 Jun 02:10
2	Taika	1.0080	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	802.4	8.4	10 Jun 09:03	10 Jun 10:11
3	Jammy Dodger	1.1010	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	776.9	8.9	10 Jun 00:08	10 Jun 13:29
4	Christina	0.8970	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	906.4	7.6	11 Jun 09:02	10 Jun 16:05
5	Jbellino	1.0770	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	793.5	8.5	10 Jun 06:20	10 Jun 16:59
6	Growler	0.9300	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:05	875.8	7.5	11 Jun 06:29	10 Jun 19:08
7	Rebecca of Helford	0.8180	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	921.7	6.4	12 Jun 08:08	10 Jun 21:59
8	Ding Dong	1.0860	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	798.7	8.2	10 Jun 10:55	10 Jun 23:13
9	Elixir	1.0360	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	811.1	7.7	10 Jun 18:01	10 Jun 23:25
10	Franglais	0.8560	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	883.7	6.4	12 Jun 02:59	11 Jun 00:42
11	Truant	1.0070	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	839.6	7.5	11 Jun 00:41	11 Jun 01:47
12	Comedy of Errors	1.0130	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	833.6	7.5	11 Jun 00:14	11 Jun 02:16
13	Destination Calais	1.2130	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	774.9	9.0	09 Jun 22:41	11 Jun 02:31
14	Quaker Girl	0.8380	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	906.4	6.2	12 Jun 11:18	11 Jun 04:23
15	Fanfan!	1.0130	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	851.1	7.5	11 Jun 02:52	11 Jun 04:55
16	Tamarind	0.9440	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	883.0	6.9	11 Jun 16:15	11 Jun 06:37
17	Stratagem	0.8900	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	901.9	6.5	12 Jun 04:19	11 Jun 08:06
18	Lancastrian	1.0590	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	837.8	7.6	10 Jun 23:01	11 Jun 08:09
19	Whistledown III	0.9680	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	878.1	7.0	11 Jun 13:58	11 Jun 08:33
20	Ruffian	0.9450	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	873.0	6.8	11 Jun 18:18	11 Jun 08:44
21	Wolfies Toy	1.2890	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	788.2	9.5	09 Jun 19:55	11 Jun 08:53
22	Equilibrium	0.9720	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	878.8	6.9	11 Jun 17:14	11 Jun 12:24
23	Lady First	1.0320	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	854.8	7.2	11 Jun 07:05	11 Jun 12:17
24	Fluke - Igoski	1.0320	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	854.4	7.1	11 Jun 08:34	11 Jun 13:50
25	Resolute	0.9200	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	902.2	6.4	12 Jun 04:59	11 Jun 14:13
26	Bojangles	1.0130	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	872.0	7.1	11 Jun 12:04	11 Jun 14:15
27	Fortitude	1.2580	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	790.3	8.8	10 Jun 03:14	11 Jun 14:08
28	Slippery K	0.9340	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	890.3	6.5	12 Jun 02:40	11 Jun 14:38
29	Finistere	0.8960	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	909.6	6.2	12 Jun 11:00	11 Jun 15:12
30	Nazca II	0.9310	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:05	914.8	6.5	12 Jun 04:58	11 Jun 16:14
31	Bagatelle	1.0640	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	843.2	7.2	11 Jun 06:16	11 Jun 16:39
32	Calypso	0.8590	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	948.7	6.0	12 Jun 22:56	11 Jun 18:23
33	Embla 3	0.9610	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	875.2	6.4	12 Jun 01:31	11 Jun 18:27
34	Ntombifuti	1.0570	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	851.6	7.1	11 Jun 09:40	11 Jun 19:06
35	Gertha 4	1.0120	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	874.2	6.8	11 Jun 17:19	11 Jun 19:24
36	Change of Course	1.0390	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	859.3	6.9	11 Jun 13:17	11 Jun 19:52
37	Carolina	0.8700	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	918.8	5.8	12 Jun 22:29	11 Jun 20:14
38	Relief	0.8760	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	937.6	6.0	12 Jun 21:47	11 Jun 20:49
39	Quid Non?	1.0150	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	871.0	6.7	11 Jun 18:08	11 Jun 20:44
40	Home of Jazz	1.0470	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	854.3	6.8	11 Jun 14:22	11 Jun 22:22
41	Hayai	1.2520	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	778.4	7.9	10 Jun 11:22	11 Jun 23:30
42	Inshala	0.9010	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	918.0	5.9	12 Jun 20:21	12 Jun 00:32
43	Kilva	0.9970	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	888.0	6.5	12 Jun 00:58	12 Jun 00:26
44	Vela Fresca	0.9740	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	895.3	6.4	12 Jun 05:59	12 Jun 01:09
45	Jenna B	1.0750	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	824.9	6.7	11 Jun 12:28	12 Jun 01:06
46	Suomi Kudu	0.9410	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	901.2	6.1	12 Jun 13:13	12 Jun 01:50
47	Blade Runner	0.9730	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	891.7	6.3	12 Jun 07:31	12 Jun 02:27
48	Merlin	1.0660	04 Jun 12:00	06 Jun 09:00	848.7	6.7	11 Jun 14:54	12 Jun 02:10
49	Tamar Swallow	0.9550	04 Jun 12:20	06 Jun 09:00	919.9	6.3	12 Jun 11:25	12 Jun 02:49
50	Concerto	0.8570	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	926.3	5.4	13 Jun 11:10	12 Jun 04:28
51	Cantilena of London	0.9780	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	899.0	6.2	12 Jun 09:31	12 Jun 05:21
52	Erica	0.8830	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	952.3	5.7	13 Jun 07:30	12 Jun 06:49
53	Caprice	0.8700	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	941.4	5.5	13 Jun 11:34	12 Jun 07:36
54	Tantina II	0.8550	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	953.0	4.5	15 Jun 03:18	13 Jun 14:22
55	Becca Boo	0.8470	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	995.6	4.6	15 Jun 07:11	13 Jun 15:37
56	Lexia	0.7900	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	1009.8	3.2	19 Jun 08:10	16 Jun 05:28
57	Foula	0.8240	04 Jun 12:30	06 Jun 09:00	1066.7	2.6	23 Jun 10:52	20 Jun 02:53
	Outrageous	1.0450	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	1141.8	-8.1	22 Jun 15:24	RETIRED Self Steering Problems
	Ninjod	1.0140	04 Jun 12:10	06 Jun 09:00	1069.8	-7.4	22 Jun 15:24	RETIRED Damaged Mainsail and auto pilot issue.

* The AZAB covers just less than 2,500 miles of ocean, approximately 1,220 miles on each leg.

Open to single and double handed crews and held over a 45 day period, the yachts usually take seven to ten days to complete each leg allowing a week or so to relax and restock for the return passage.

Azores and Back Yacht Race website