Race 10 Day 20: The Derry “Londonderry” Doire is finding it “frustrating” as the run-in to San Francisco reaches its climax.
The Henri Lloyd has moved up into first position, with GREAT Britain second place and Invest Africa in third.
And it looks like the Derry Clipper – which had great strides in making up lost ground following the rescue of crew member Andrew Taylor after he had fallen overboard – is set to miss out on a podium place.
Derry skipper Andrew McCarter explained; “It has been a frustrating day of light winds and sloppy seas. We peeled to our lightweight kite this morning and were going nicely for an hour or so before the wind backed so much that we had to drop and hoist our Yankee 1.
“We then made reasonable progress for another few hours but alas we are flapping around in six knots of wind, not ideal for a 36 tonne boat.
“As this band of light wind swept over us from the west, it means that the leaders to our east were in clear air for longer and were probably able to outrun it.”
He concluded: “It’s tough as we worked hard for days building up small gains then they all get wiped out in a matter of hours. ‘C’est la vie’.”
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