▁but ▁then ▁suffered ▁a ▁leak , ▁which ▁slow ed ▁her ▁progress . ▁At ▁the ▁finish , ▁Con ny ▁van ▁R iet sch oten ’ s ▁crew ▁had ▁cut ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ’ s ▁lead ▁back ▁to ▁within ▁ 1 ▁hour ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁leg ▁around ▁Cape ▁Horn ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁proved ▁something ▁of ▁an ▁anti - cl im ax ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁concerned , ▁for ▁Kings ▁Leg end ▁suffered ▁a ▁bro ach ▁and ▁water ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁her ▁radio . ▁Without ▁weather ▁forec asts , ▁Nov ak ▁and ▁his ▁crew ▁were ▁at ▁a ▁distinct ▁dis adv antage ▁and ▁fell ▁almost ▁ 6 0 ▁hours ▁behind ▁Fly er . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁final ▁leg ▁back ▁to ▁Port sm outh , ▁Van ▁R iet sch oten ▁and ▁his ▁crew ▁had ▁only ▁to ▁shadow ▁Kings ▁Leg end ▁home ▁which ▁they ▁did , ▁finishing ▁ 2 ▁hours ▁behind ▁the ▁British ▁y acht , ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Whit b read ▁Race ▁on ▁hand ic ap . ▁Fly er ▁was ▁recently ▁ref itted ▁by ▁the ▁original ▁manufact urer ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 1 / 8 2 ▁Whit b read ▁Race ▁saw ▁Con ny ▁van ▁R iet sch oten ’ s ▁max i ▁s loop ▁Fly er ▁II ▁designed ▁by ▁German ▁Fr ers ▁matched ▁against ▁Peter ▁Bla ke ’ s ▁ 6 8   ft ▁Bruce ▁F arr ▁designed ▁Cer am co ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Cer am co ▁New ▁Zealand ▁was ▁dis m asted ▁during ▁the