Melbourne Osaka - Optimus Prime - First casualty

At around 0045 AEST Optimus Prime lost their forestay. The mast still stands and both crew are ok. They are under
motor on the way to Eden to await the southerly change before heading to Sydney for repairs. Crew are well.

By 3pm today, they had covered about 70 of the 180 miles to Eden. Weather direction is expected to change tonight.

We note that Trevor and Dan are hoping to effect repairs and rejoin the race as soon as possible.