Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. 50 miles to the finish, 20 knots of wind, bright moon, flat water, what else can you ask for? 27 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Marcus Ashley-Jones helming while we're passing the coast line close to the rocks. 27 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Two red boats on the horizon (MAPFRE and Dongfeng) chose the offshore route and are gaining by the minute. 27 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Ben Piggott watching closely as MAPFRE, Dongfeng and Turn the Tide on Plastic are now all close by. 27 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Alex Gough on top of the mast to help tacking the main sail and giving wind conditions to the crew. 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. The two boats are battling on the headers to follow the coast line, 145nm to the finish. 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Annemieke Bes, who originally started training on AkzoNobel, now doing the race on Scallywag, looking the match racing unfolding for the last few miles to the finish. 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. David Witt trimming during sunrise while match racing against AkzoNobel on the top of New Zealand, 160 miles to go. 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Ben Piggott, younger sailor in the race, match racing to the finish against AkzoNobbel, 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. David Witt piloting Nipper from the nav desk, 170 miles to go and neck to neck with AkzoNobbel. 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Ben Piggott doing 126 polar percentage at 5 knots in 2 knots of wind... we can see AkzoNobel on our left side in sight, only a mile away from us after 20 days of offshore racing. 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 20 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Happy Alex Gough making a chocolate for what should be the last breakfast onboard. 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 19 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. Ben Piggot and Antonio Fontes looking for Dee Caffari and Turn the tide on plastic just 10 miles behind us. 26 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 18 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. John Fisher at the helm while Marcus Ashley-Jones and Antonio Fontes enjoy the last rays of sun. 25 February, 2018.
Leg 6 to Auckland, day 18 on board Sun hung Kai/Scallywag. David Witt and Libbby Greenhlagh while the crew is manoeuvering to change sails. 25 February, 2018.
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