Van Liew will be bringing up the rear, but at the front of the pack the tight racing continues. At 0940 GMT, overall and Class I leader Giovanni Soldini had 4,540 miles to go to the Charleston finish line, and was making over nine knots. Marc Thiercelin, who trailed Soldini by 42 miles early today. The weather picture remains complicated, but the first week has been surprisingly rough. A stiff north-northwest wind on the nose and a very hard motion makes life on board difficult.
Every move now is potentially dangerous and has to be calculated.
A fall can be deadly, away from any help, and I move throughout the cabin very carefully.