Behind them, James Neville’s Carkeek 45 Ino Noir finished second after a bold tactical gamble on the final leg that nearly turned the race on its head. Niklas Zennström’s Carkeek 52 Rán completed the podium after a relentless week of close racing. Throughout the race, IRC Zero delivered one of the most compelling contests in the fleet, with Palanad 4, Ino Noir, Rán, and Frederic Puzin’s Daguet 5 locked in a tactical duel that stretched from Antigua to Barbuda and down through the northern Caribbean islands.