Peter Harrison | Sorcha Maxi 72

The legendary Maxi 72 Sorcha finished just nine minutes behind her 77-foot rival Jethou, and owner Peter Harrison was delighted with his team’s performance: “There are always battles within the battle of the Fastnet, and our aim was always to try and beat Jethou. We got a nice wind shift before the Rock and made some quick gains there, and I think we were half an hour ahead of Jethou as we went round. But we had a disaster with our A1 headsail which we managed to blow up as we bore away. That forced a change of plans and meant we ended up having to sail north of the TSS rather than south which is where Jethou went.” Jethou was able to pass Sorcha on the water but handicap bragging rights still go to Sorcha.