A tough night for all; the spinnaker came down at dusk which proved to be a wise call as it blew 25-30 knots all night, only a full moon easing the conditions, which were tough on both boat and crew. Although the wind hAd moderated in the morning there was a big unpredictable sea running; everyone was pretty tired from the night so we held back on a spinnaker for the morning; we should probably have hoisted mid afternnon as it was to be a full moon lit night but did not. Inspite of this we had our best noon to noon run to date - 206 miles.