KENMORE HOMES in the top five

Out of the 24 boats still racing in Classe 40, the three British sailors are dominating the top five in Route du Rhum. At the last polls Nick Bubb, in the most northern position, was the fastest of the three Brits, with over a knot more boat speed than Phil Sharp. Ian Munslow is following in the wake of race leader Gildas Morvan, who is sailing close to the rhum line. Ian reports on his website that he has had some equipment failures that have set him back a few hours.

Reporting from KENMORE HOMES this morning Nick said "We are blasting along. I did 23.5 knots which is the fastest KENMORE HOMES has ever been. There is 20-25 knots of wind and I have the fractional kite up and have just put a reef in the main. There is a massive swell which we've been surfing down. I haven't been able to leave the helm for two and a half hours but have just grabbed some food and water. I still haven't had much sleep but I'm planning on slowing the boat down a fraction this afternoon to get some rest."

The very light conditions of the first 36 hours of the race, during which Nick pushed hard to recover from the incident with the fishing net, have meant that Nick has had little chance to sleep. He must now find opportunities to catch up on sleep and make sure he does not wear himself out. However, with only 0.5NM separating KENMORE HOMES from 4th place, Nick must continue to keep his pedal to the metal, so to speak.

You can watch a cool video from KENMORE HOMES on Nicks homepage.