PUMA made the most of a small weather window to scramble to within 19 nautical miles of Leg 5 leaders Groupama as the pair close in on Cape Horn.
As seas temporarily eased, Ken Read’s men saw an opportunity to pounce, more than halving the gap to the leading boat, the closest any team has been to Groupama in six days.
Both teams are expected to pass Cape Horn at around 1200 UTC today, marking the start of the 2,000 nautical mile sprint through the South Atlantic to Itajaí in Brazil.
“Here we are, we are getting there,” Groupama’s media crew member Yann Riou said this morning.
“In a little while we will leave the Pacific. Let’s get out of here!
“Soon we will round the Cape Horn, which marks for us the end of 10 days of rare intensity and extreme violence.
“We hope to see this famous rock, to mark the occasion, but if we don’t, no worries. “It won’t stop us from celebrating, today or another day.
“The most important thing is for the Cape to be in our wake.”
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