The leading pair were the most easterly boats as the seven-strong fleet approached an oil field exclusion zone 100 miles off Rio’s coast, enabling them to continue make headway north for longer while their rivals were forced to tack.
At 0330 UTC, as the westerly boats tacked, the teams were practically neck and neck split west to east by around 12 miles.
taxi in bradfordBy 1300 UTC all seven boats were back on starboard tack heading north north-east once more but Turn the Tide on Plastic’s lead had grown to 16 miles, with Vestas 11th Hour Racing less than a mile off their tail.
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