The race

[Coromandel]

Where can I find the instructions for sailing the Great South?

The Great South ?
Match each gate, no further south

Acores:

Does this mean that between two southerly gates (say gates 1 & 2) you may not sail more to the south to follow the great circle or take advantage of possible better winds.

[smiticks42]

Frank, between two gates you can do whatever you want, but watch out for icebergs

[limelight]

Will the icebergs stay below the bottom of the gates or can they wander above as well?

Are the icebergs visible when there is fog?

[stakk]

I believe we need to ask penguins about their strategy.

[blzblz]

The icebergs are visible during the fog periods.

They wander up to around 45° South.

[gtlog]

installation of icebergs on the Vendée Globe
because of global warming they are born between the 55th and the 60th parallel and melt around the 45th
they move at low speed at random
when you enter their area of ​​influence you have to be careful
as a result your speed decreases more and more as you get closer to the penguin owner of the iceberg
it is forbidden to feed it it is a protected animal
this results in the display in increasingly dark red of your speed

[blzblz]

it is forbidden to feed it it is a protected animal

got it ?

[blzblz]

Cape Verde:

[smiticks42]

Ecuador:

The leading trio made up of Zedstar, Victor le M and Vent du Sud crossed the equator at around 9:34 / 9:40 am, a race time of 10 days 13 hours and 34 minutes for Olivier.

Fair winds.

[vanna]

I think there are no enough information on icebergs.

1.How far from the iceberg should one be not to get influenced and have reduced speed.
2.How fast and direction of their floating is essential to know, as there are 3 of them exactly on our way. Obviously we should sail around them very closely to shorten the route.