Irish sailor Conor Corson sailing doublehanded with Elin Jones, has won the AZAB Ocean race overall in his Sunfast 3300, Asgard.
The AZAB is a 2,400-mile ocean race starting in Falmouth and going to the port of Ponta Delgada on the Azores Island off São Miguel. Leg two returns to Falmouth.
Corson, a former ISORA competitor, and Jones won both legs in Class Two and held the best aggregate score over both legs too.
A punchy-looking weather system saw them sail downwind the whole way to the Azores in a good strong northeasterly.
The race destination, Ponta Delgada, is the capital of São Miguel, one of nine Azores Archipelago Islands in the Eastern Atlantic, approximately 750 nautical miles off the coast of Portugal and some 1,220 miles from Falmouth.
In a stunning performance, the pair completed the 1,200-mile second leg home to Falmouth in five days and 18 mins (corrected time).
Corson, an overseas member of the National Yacht Club and the Irish National Sailing School /INSS), is now a full-time marine professional based in Southampton, specialising as a rigger and delivery skipper.
Corson is already on to his next regatta, telling friends on social media: "Quick pitstop in Falmouth to have a beer, sleep and resupply, then it's a quick turn and burn for La Trinite to compete in the IRC Double-handed Europeans".
The overall results are here
