Halfawy to Tonga

The M°G°R L2P3 race is now halfway to Tonga and the 3 competitors are still very close to each other: Nodre leads 9nm ahead of DavidKroc, himself just 12nm ahead of Grayfish.
But three other boats are following the race as guests: BigMoose906 and Rick1_95 on their Five Eighty who were unable to start in time, and hducasse on a Sailaway Cruiser.
Apart from DavidKroc, who is following a northerly course, the whole fleet is more or less following the direct orthodromic route, taking advantage of favorable 15-20 kn tailwinds.