Fastnet 2009 night 2

Email from Peter this morning :-

Came out between the Scillies and the Seven Stones having ended up a long way S of Runnelstone. We had tacked in towards Mounts Bay for a while then headed out and were looking to tack back but we just got lifted and lifted so we caried on until we were nearly aiming at the Fastnet so saw no need to tack. We seemed to lose Desperado in the night so I don't know how we're doing re the others. Currently nearly aiming at the rock in a NNW3.

All cheerful and happy on board. I am just about to log on to get some weather info. Talk this evening if not before.


Desperado seems to have got away from them and is well to the north west. Ditto Hydrocarbon, a First 50 who they had been just ahead of. Orca got to the north of them during the night and unless the wind shifts further is probably ahead of them for the first time. Cant quite see from their track where they lost out. Thy are now 37/58 in class - all will change once they finally get their spinnaker up but it does look like it's going to be a beat all the way to the Rock.