To Ireland’s 19th century emigrants who were heading for a new life across the Atlantic in America the Fastnet Rock became known as Ireland’s Teardrop. But for Ireland’s Damian Foxall this morning, passing the legendary rock was reason for Irish sailing’s most successful export to smile. Gilles Lamiré and his crew of Rennes Métropole – Saint-Malo Agglomération have decided to retire from Leg 2. Not only did the iconic light mark Foxall’s return to ‘home’ waters, those that he cut his offshore racing teeth on some 20 years or more ago before he moved to France to further his solo and short handed ocean racing career, but Oman Air-Musandam on which he is racing the Routes des Princes passed the Fastnet with a small, well earned lead on this second offshore stage which started from Lisbon on Sunday. Taking the two bonus points at the Fastnet was enough for Foxall’s Oman Air-Musandam to continue to lead the overall standings as the four MOD70’s were set to take on the final 200 miles to the finish, up the SE and E coasts of Ireland to finish off Dun Laoghaire where they are expected very early Wednesday morning
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