As night fell and the fleet battled against the tide around the back of the Isle of Wight Pip Hare, with her co-skipper Crista ten Brinke both competitors in last years transat, took the lead in Pip’s pogo 2, choosing and inshore route out of the tide and gaining a lead they held for several hours until St Albans head where they broke the bowsprit.
Jefferis proto took the lead from the Jurrasic coast, making easy speed in the reaching conditions and extending a lead an impressive lead when a broken rudder pin caused him to retire from the race and head into Plymouth, leaving just one prototype in the race. Jefferis was awarded a special prize for ‘mini spirit’ as a sailor who on a tiny budget has built has designed and built his own boat.
Meanwhile the battle for first place in the series became a closely fought two boat race, between Becky Scott, Artemis Academy Elite squad member and her co-skipper Chris Noble, in the Artemis Academy pogo 2 and Hare and Ten Brinke.