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“Losing the wand early was pretty disconcerting,” Stead explained. They attempted a fix in flatter water off Falmouth to no avail, so were forced to sail the majority of the race with a significant disadvantage. “Conditions were still pretty extreme to the west of Portland and we found ourselves all sitting in the cockpit and sailing at 5-6 knots just to get through, just to make sure we didn’t break the boat.”ĭespite a conservative approach and meticulous planning, Caro was not immune to damage and lost their wind indicator while passing Portland. We had two reefs and the number 4 jib there. I have to say the Portland Race was horrendous. “We’d identified that the first 8 hours were going to be survival mode and the goal was to get to Lyme Bay in good shape. “We’d actually practised the start and all the way out to the Fairway Buoy on the Wednesday before, with similar current and luckily we had 25 knots for that so we were acclimatised to what we were going to see, where we wanted to place the boat and where we wanted to be on the startline.Ĭaro closing in on the Rolex Fastnet Race finish/ Photo: Paul Wyeth / RORC “We had a really good start” Stead reflects.

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But Caro showed their intention to race hard from the start and while many set off heavily reefed – some even choosing storm jibs for the race start – Caro crossed the startline under full mainsail and J4, sailing with confidence after a thorough training session earlier in the week.

It was a rough start for the whole fleet leaving Cowes upwind in 25 knots heading into 40 knots overnight. “Max is a great owner, he’s got a fantastic team with a really well prepared boat and those are all the boxes you need to tick for a race like the Fastnet.” “It’s my first time racing Caro,’ Stead explained. The team finished top of a strong contingent of 52-footers in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race in 2022, finishing 3rd in class and overall.įor this year’s Fastnet the Caro team saw tactician Adrian Stead step onboard, who has won the Fastnet Race twice before with Rán. Launched in 2021, Caro came into the Rolex Fastnet Race on strong form. With a two and a half hour advantage over nearest rivals Warrior Won on corrected time, Caro is now unbeatable in IRC Zero. Max Klink’s Botin 52, Caro, crossed the Rolex Fastnet Race finish line at 06:25:02 on Tuesday 25th July to earn the class win IRC Zero – while their corrected time also makes them current leader on the IRC leaderboard, though the overall race win is still too close to call with so many fleets still racing.Ĭaro completed the the course in 2 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes, 2 seconds.