June 20, 2002
Brannick 3 First Into Lerweck
So far four boats have arrived in Lerweck, on the southern part of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. They began arriving early this morning, and the first to arrive was 'Brannick 3', second in were 'Molly Mawk', third 'Pegasus' and fourth 'Syllogic'.
So far four boats have arrived in Lerweck, on the southern part of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. They began arriving early this morning, and the first to arrive was ‘Brannick 3’, second in were ‘Molly Mawk’, third ‘Pegasus’ and fourth ‘Syllogic’.
21 boats are still racing, from a starting line up of 38. Many retired due to equipment damage from the extreme weather conditions on the first leg from Plymouth, England to Cork, Ireland.