Kalistani Major History

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Ananto Cup heads West
All 14 teams have cleared Valruzian Liberty Port
Knińsk, Waluzyjskie, Valruzian Republic
January 3, 5538


The Countess Diana Morrison, in port in Likatonia as they repair from storm damage enroute to Valruzia

The last sloops have departed the Valruzian port of Kninsk in the around the world Ananto Cup. Duke Victor's team, the odds-on favored team, pulled into the Valruzian Liberty station first, and sailors were relieved to have the opportunity to spend some time ashore, take a bath, get some local food and perform needed maintenance on sails and rigging. In exactly 24 hours, they set sail once more headed west toward Majatra.

Over the next several days, the remaining ships came into port to perform the same operations. Between first and last place, there was a mere three days in total. Some ships required a bit more maintenance than their allotted 24 hours would allow, setting them back a little further, but none of these distances behind the leader is fully insurmountable. The crews themselves appreciated the additional time in port, but when repairs were completed, they were fully back in the hunt for the leader.

The worst damaged ship at the Valruzian stop was the Countess Diana Morrison, sponsored by Grand Duchess Martha Green of Kalistan. The ship was caught in a storm off the north west coast of Likatonia and nearly capsized as the crew tried to run before the wind. That mistake was costly, but the subsequent flooding overwhelmed the ship's pumps and they crew decided to make for shore, where they dropped anchor to physically bail out the ship. That delay cost them 14 hours and then an additional 12 hours in Valruzia as they had to wait a day and a half for a new bilge pump to arrive. After installing the new pump and replacing a torn mainsheet, the Countess D. Morrison was back on the waves, in ninth place behind the leader.

As the crews head west toward Majatra, they will not stop again until they make Temania in about two and a half months. Though is may not seem like it, the longest leg of the journey is now completed: the ships had to sail north around Seleya, and then had to sail south quite a ways. The total time from Kalistan was just over three months. Average speed of the Sloops was about 12 Knots. The pace could pick up as they head west with the trade winds in the lower latitudes, but the trickiest seas of the leg are expected to be around Vascania, where the ships will sail through the southern trades but will have to navigate the calmer horse latitudes for a small portion of the journey. The ships will also be sailing through some of the recently contentious international waters around Vascania and Rapa Pile: Kalistani supply vessels will be stationed in Vascania to intercept the race, but hopefully the security situation holds to allow the race to pass through in peace.

Seleya bids farewell to the Ananto Cup. Below are the standings at Kninsk, Valruzia.

Place-----Team----------------------Time to Kninsk-------Time in Port (h)
1----------Duke Victor----------------91d 4h 21m-----------24h
2----------ODEN-----------------------91d 12h 3 m-----------24h
3----------Duchess Elizabeth--------91d 22h 16m----------25h12m
4----------Count Michael------------92d 12h 5m------------24h
5----------KalMD----------------------92d 14h 12m-----------26h
6----------Republican Studios-------92d 17h 32m----------24h
7----------Grand Duchess Marta----93d 9h 47m-----------36h 17m
8----------MoCo-----------------------93d 11h 1m-----------24h
9----------AeroKal--------------------93d 13h 56m----------24h
10---------Barron Albert-------------93d 22h 15m----------27h 32m
11---------Duchess Marnie-----------94d 1h 31m-----------24h
12---------KMI-------------------------94d 8h 12m-----------24h
13---------Count Conrad-------------94d 9h 40m-----------24h
14---------Duke George--------------94d 10h 7m-----------24h