After a wild Atlantic crossing, the Australian entry, Brunel, skippered by Britain’s Matt Humphries, crossed the finish line in Portsmouth, UK, this morning at 1016GMT, 1116 local time, after 10 days, 17 hours, 16 minutes and 32 seconds at sea.

The last hours of this leg have been particularly testing for this crew who have had some breakages onboard which have prevented them from sailing at full speed, although they have been pressing as hard as possible in order to keep in front of the storm which has been creeping up on them. Steering has been reduced to one wheel only, although a temporary repair was made, and the crew have been wearing their yellow survival suits for the final 48 hours.

Skipper Matt Humphries said on arrival:
“The last 48 hours feels as if we have been to hell and back. It seems as though we have been in survival mode and there has been great seamanship on behalf of the crew. It is great to be in now. We feel that we are very lucky to be here in the state that we are in.”

ABN AMRO TWO (Sebastien Josse) is now sailing at 22 knots and is 12 miles off Looe on the Cornish coast.

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