Assuming the supermaxi covered 320nm in the first 18hrs and took the direct route to Sydney, we can see how the routing changes quite dramatically for the different models - underlining the view that generally the great circle course is often the best, but in this case most navigators would look at the point of consistency from all the models - which is to head south a little.

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Assuming the supermaxi covered 320nm in the first 18hrs and took the direct route to Sydney, we can see how the routing changes quite dramatically for the different models - underlining the view that generally the great circle course is often the best, but in this case most navigators would look at the point of consistency from all the models - which is to head south a little.

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Assuming the supermaxi covered 320nm in the first 18hrs and took the direct route to Sydney, we can see how the routing changes quite dramatically for the different models - underlining the view that generally the great circle course is often the best, but in this case most navigators would look at the point of consistency from all the models - which is to head south a little. photo copyright PredictWind taken at and featuring the class

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