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Ananto Cup arrives at New Alduria
ODEN team leads sprint for Kaliburg
Moranvil, New Alduria
March 30, 5538


ODEN Sponsored Empress Katherine ship sits at anchor while Skipper works on her tan

The Ananto Cup yacht race has completed the middle passage of the global race, and the ODEN sloop was the first to launch on the final leg to Kalistan. The main pack of three ships, consisting of the ODEN Team, the Duchess Elizabeth Borland Team, and the Duke Victor Ananto team increased their distance ahead of the trailing sloop from about 3 days to five days, and the opportunities for the followers to catch up are growing less and less each day, barring some event that slows one of them down.

The Oden Ship, skippered by Dana Wilson, demonstrated expert sailing, by increasing the sloop's average speed above 15 knots. "The ODEN team is lucky to have several skilled mariners on our team, including the Dahl Brother, Markus and Sven, who were born and raised in Kazulia, and grew up on their grandfather's fishing boats. The Dahls know the sea," said Wilson. "They find water that is smooth, and its almost like they invent wind when there was none." Despite being behind the Duke Victor Team's ship most of the second leg, the ODEN ship caught up after passing Vascania, and the two dueled for the lead south of Xsampa, with ODEN finally taking the lead three days out of Moranvil. "One thing neither of us paid attention to was the fact that the Maiden of the Sea, sponsored by Duchess Borland, was hot on our heals and watching what we were doing," said Wilson. "Following our marks, they also zipped past The Princess Nicolette too."

The previously plagued Countess Diane Morrison, sponsored by Grand Duchess Marta Green, also made up significant time. The started the leg in 9th place after having to make fairly extensive repairs, but roared past several competitors, and arrived fifth in Moranvil. "After the rough start, we had to bring our A game to move up into the top half," said navigator of the Morrison, Brad Gilbert. "Having a ship that is not leaking constantly is a great start. We actually got a little rest over the last few weeks. It has really made a difference in our attitude and our performance."

The rear was pulled up by the Count Conrad Dontes team, sailing the Lady Alice. "We're still in this," said skipper Winston Connelly. "We had some issues with the jib north of Vascania. The winch was jammed and the jib was stuck preventing us from fully reefing the jib in the strong cross winds. We had to do a lot of tacking and reefing on the mainsail to to avoid upsetting the ship. Since we had a much less straight line than other ships, we lost a bit of ground." Later, they were able to extend the job all the way out, and much of their 24 hour stop over in Moranvil was spent replacing the winch on the jib so they could use the jib sheet correctly.

All 14 sloops now turn northwest toward Indrala, then they will pass east of Gaduridos and then will land in Kaliburg. At this rate, the sloops are expected to make Kaliburg in a month and a half, just shy of 220 days around the world. Below are the current standings after Moranvil, New Alduria.

Place-----Team----------------------Time to Moranvil-------Time in Port (h)
1----------ODEN-------------------------176d 2h 23m---------24h
2----------Duchess Elizabeth----------176d 12h 52m--------24h
3----------Duke Victor-----------------176d 21h 15m---------24h
4----------Count Michael--------------177d 12h 5m----------26h 38m
5----------Grand Duchess Marta------178d 1h 8m-----------24m
6----------KalMD------------------------178d 10h 37m---------24h 30mh
7----------MoCo-------------------------178d 11h 1m----------24h
8----------Republican Studios---------178d 23h 1m----------24h
9----------AeroKal----------------------179d 10h 21m---------24h
10---------Barron Albert--------------179d 19h 35m---------27h 32m
11---------KMI--------------------------180d 1h 38m-----------25 30mh
12---------Duchess Marnie------------180d 17h 20m---------24h
13---------Duke George---------------180d 21h 43m---------24h
14---------Count Conrad--------------181d 2h 18m-----------27h