Here is the latest update from Alex, currently in 3rd place:
“Morning! It was a tough day yesterday and yesterday night with lots of cloud activity and variable wind which meant i got hardly any sleep. I managed to get quite a few naps last night when the wind was more stable and am feeling back to normal. I have had some issues with the hydro charging so was working on that yesterday as well …
as some problems with the battery management system which is not alarming properly. So I spent all day yesterday inbetween clouds on the phone with Rachel Howe, who is in charge of electronics on our team, trying to get to the bottom of the problem. She thinks we have solved it now, fingers crossed and the hydro seems to be behaving itself again. I can see me having hydro issues all the way around the world, good thing we have a few spares onboard! So I am up to 3rd again this morning, no point in getting excited though as ultimately it is a question of strategy. Jean Pierre Dick has opted to take a more southerly route and will get the new wind first when it comes in the next 24 hours. I will be one of the last to get the new wind so i have to hope I continue to have wind for today and hope they do not!”