NavList:

Evrika, the boat that dipped south before (apparently) gybing and heading north, had been on course for the Horn before her (roughly) 30 mile detour.  My guess is that this was weather related rather than any weakness in their navigation.  I can't know the details of their local conditions, but the forecast and models indicate they would have gone through some very fresh conditions had they continued without the course change.  As this race is being conducted under 1973 "rules" they do not have access to the routing models that we can get on board in real-time today - so I think they made a judgment call based on the old-school forecasting tools they have.

Evrika is a Swan 65 and so is a sister to one of the race leaders (until yesterday), Translated 9, but is always well behind her.  I have noticed that they prefer a little comfort over race glory - and I sympathize.  Meanwhile, her hard-driving sister, Translated 9, is now at Stanley (The Falklands) with two leaking splits in her hull - so the tortoise will soon catch up with the hare.

I'm loving this race.  It has been part of my daily fix since the start.  For those not aware - no satelite navigation is allowed.  So this is old-school celestial navigation.