After the flat transition zone, the fleet has now reached fresh southerly winds and accelerated again, but the weather remains inconsistent. Back in the lead is Boris Herrmann GER (Malizia), who has chosen a slightly more northerly course than the leading group. Charlie Dalin FRA (Macif) is 7 miles back in 2nd, Nicolas Lunven FRA (Holcim-PRB) follows in 3rd, 19 miles behind. The women's championship is underway in positions 8-12: in 8th, Pip Hare GBR (Medallia) is 90 miles behind, Justin Mettraux SUI (Teamwork/Team SNEF) follows in 11th, 98 miles behind. Oliver Heer SUI has dropped back to 25th place. The race tracker and the reports.