After almost 25 days of sailing, the all-female team of The Famous Project CIC crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin at the southwestern tip of the Australian continent on Christmas Eve. This is the second of three major milestones on their round-the-world voyage, after the Cape of Good Hope and ahead of Cape Horn.
The crossing came at the end of a fast week for the crew in the Indian Ocean, covering nearly 700 miles in one 24 hour period at an average speed of over 27 knots. Their progress was briefly interrupted by a large fishing net caught in the starboard foil of the trimaran having the effect of slamming on the breaks. Having gone from 30 to 5 knots in an instant, the team worked quickly to remove the obstacle and were soon moving again.
Santa popped by on his own trip around the world to wish the girls well and, on Boxing Day, the team left the Indian Ocean behind and entered the Pacific heading east toward the South American continent. Speeds dropped as they headed further and further south but, as they neared their halfway mark of 11,000 miles, they were treated to the dazzling sight of Aurora Australis.
The next 4,000 miles will be the most challenging with more extreme and colder conditions but spirits onboard are high and the crew are prepared for whatever mother nature has in store for them.
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