“I don’t think a round the world race would teach us that much” - Yoann Richomme - Leg 2

“At one point we were at 30knot average…just incredible” - Paul Meilhat - Biotherm “I don’t think we could do better than that..we are in our place” - Franck Cammas - Holcim PRB There were no shortage of big statements from exhausted offshore rock stars at the finish of Leg 2 of the Ocean Race Europe. This might have not been a lap of the planet for these highly accomplished sailors and their crews, but there was no doubt that as the longest leg so far it was also the most complex and, as it turned out, the most stressful too. From straight line blasts to full on park-ups, the leader board took several major shuffles and ensured that few of the crews got much sleep at all during the 1,400 mile leg. What was in plentiful supply was some fantastic footage sent back from the boats that took us onboard and to the heart of the action in this complex two stage leg. Once they were off from the dock in Portsmouth we headed to the finish in Cartagena, Spain to see the teams in and find out at first hand how the leg had been. CHAPTERS & LINKS 00:00 Intro 00:52 Matt Sheahan sets the scene in Cartagena 03:23 Leg 2- Stage 1 07:46 The Ushant park-up 10:23 Speed test to Porto 12:59 The Matosinhos fly-by 16:03 A tricky finish 18:28 Protest outcome Produced in association with Yanmar in a new series that takes a look at the IMOCA scene Facebook - @planetsail.org Website - www.planetsail.co.uk Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-sheahan Instagram - matthewsheahan