Sharp dominates the ‘Rookie’ fleet in leg 3
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Watch today’s videos:
- Phil Sharp speaking from The Spirit of Independence
- Support at sea for the Solitaire du Figaro fleet
- Quick turnaround for sail damage from leg 2
Phil Sharp is currently in seventh place as well as leading the ‘Rookie’ fleet in leg 3 from Dun Laoghaire to Les Sables D’Olonne. Sharp has climbed steadily up the fleet in the first 7 hours and held onto a top ten position since then. The rest of the Artemis Offshore Academy sailors have all been up and down the fleet a few times since the start, in a classic display of highly competitive one-design Figaro racing.
Leg 3 start in Dublin Bay © Artemis Offshore Academy
Speaking from The Spirit of Independence this morning Sharp reported: “I’m
tired, much more tired than I expected to be on the first night. Maybe
I’m not that well rested. I’m pleased on how things started, now I’m
hooked into the race, hanging on to the first ten, I’m very determined
and optimistic. I expect probably the wind to come round and get into
that wind most across the Channel and hopefully not the bad way, it’s
going to be a lot less wet than when we came North.”
Sam
Goodchild is maintaining a position in the middle of the fleet in 25th,
Conrad Humphreys is hot on his heels in 26th and Nigel King is in 33rd.
The next positions will be at 15:00 BST 16th August 2011.
