Yesterday was spent sailing upwind in squally conditions trying to make the best of the wind shifts. Despite the crew working very hard we didn't manage to cover the same distance as LMAX Exchange and ClipperTelemed+ and after over 3000NM of racing we approached Rockall crossing tacks with three boats within 100 metres.

Rockall was impressive and a much bigger rock than I imagined. We skirted the side of the exclusion zone before hoisting our spinnaker and setting off downwind towards Rathlin Island. We hope that the wind holds. Currently we are just in first and with a bit of a blow we'll be able to open up the gap and have enough power to negotiate the Traffic Separation Scheme and strong tides at Rathlin Island.