Stephen Degg

Fantastic conditions all day. Westerly winds with a little south westerly. We event got to fly the spinnaker, what a privilege to be part of the crew.

Good westerly winds all day, we made good progress. No issues with Lyon, he took everything in his stride. For those of us who got drenched counter balancing the boat, kept on smiling throughout the day. Getting past the needles turned out to be more challenging than initially thought, which made this part of the journey interesting.

Very exciting first race as were the conditions. Not sure what position we came at this point but very enjoyable.

Champagne sailing for 95% of the journey. We only needed it to motor on day three for about six hours, later the wind picked up again we switched the motor off and continued to sail.