The Official Website of the Sailing Federation 10 January 2003,
11:23 am Fifth Leg Starts Today No ALT tag specified  Clipper
2002/2003 Round the World Race  After a relaxing few days in the
Galapagos Islands, the tension now mounts as skippers and crews
gear up for the start of the Ko Olina Cup Race, the fifth stage
of the Clipper 2002 series later today.  At just over 4,000
miles this is a long stretch, both in distance and perception.
By the time the fleet reach the Ko Olina Resort and Marina in
Hawaii in just over 3 weeks time, the Clipper crews will have
crossed half the Pacific. To get an idea of the relative scale
of this vast ocean, take a globe and position it so that the
Hawaiian Islands are in the middle. Other than a thin strip of
land on either side and a few other diminutive dots of land,
everything facing you will be blue!  Tactically, the deciding
factor on this race will be how the teams approach the Inter
Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). As its name implies, this is
the area where the south