Interesting tactical decision by Deguello - they've gone outside Tasman Island even though as a racing crew they're allowed to go through the Dunalley Canal. They're currently 16.7 nm (30.9 km) east of Eaglehawk Neck with 63 miles left to race and current prediction is that they'll arrive in Hobart just after 11pm. They're travelling at 6.5 knots... closest weather observation is Tasman Island where the BOM is recording seven to nine knots from the SSE. So it would be a fair bet they're reaching and decided they would take the boatspeed and favourable wind direction instead of the shortcut.
Haphazard would be in similar conditions as they're setting pretty much the same course but are about 5 miles behind. It will be hard to catch a cat on a reach... can they do it??
Whistler meanwhile is in the canal. I wonder if they had to get out their kayak - yes that's right they have a kayak below deck - to help them get through...