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-The Three Peaks Yacht race.

-One of the world's

-most challenging adventure races.

-Teams of five sail almost 400 miles

-from Barmouth to Fort William.

-Along the way, three runners

-run up the highest peaks...

-..of Wales, England and Scotland.

-The first team

-to scale Ben Nevis wins.

-The first peak - Snowdon.

-Dawn breaks on the second day.

-We're following the five girls

-from Aparito Digital.

-The runners

-are Lowri Morgan and Jo Jackson.

-Jo is suffering

-and the team are losing ground.

-Back in Caernarfon, Pip Hare,

-Elin Haf Davies and Nikki Curwen...

-..get the yacht ready

-for the second leg of the journey...

-..when Lowri and Jo return.

-All the runners are miles away

-from the quay.

-The Wight Rose team of

-Alex Pilkington and Pavel Paloncy...

-..lead the way down Snowdon.

-They're the strongest runners

-in the race.

-They reached Caernarfon

-in fifth place...

-..but they now lead.

-Concentration is crucial

-in the day's early light.

-With weary legs, the path

-can be deceptive and dangerous.

-There's no time to slow down.

-The sailors are eager to leave.

-It's a race back to Caernarfon

-before a journey to Whitehaven.

-Lowri hits her stride

-but Jo has lost ground.

-We're under a lot of pressure.

-We were second

-when we reached Snowdon...

-..but three teams have overtaken us.

-I really want to make up some time.

-Morning.

-Morning.

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-Hiya, how are you?

-Good thanks, how are you?

-Lowri must look out for her partner.

-Teamwork is essential.

-Both must return

-to Caernarfon together.

-Jo suffered on the climb.

-How you doing, Jo?

-My back's very sore

-but we're doing alright.

-Doing alright.

-They must carry on relentlessly.

-The Aparito Digital girls are under

-pressure from the other teams...

-..in pursuit.

-The gate signifies

-the end of the mountain path.

-The runners have another nine miles

-to run before reaching the yachts.

-Paloncy and Pilkington lead the way.

-They're running side by side.

-Geoff West and his yacht,

-Wight Rose, await in the harbour.

-There are concerned looks

-on board the Aparito.

-Where are Jo and Lowri?

-Every second will count

-in the race to leave Caernarfon.

-The clock is ticking.

-The tide has turned and Elin and

-her sailors look on helplessly...

-..as yachts come

-in to collect their runners...

-..gaining a crucial advantage.

-Team after team arrive back...

-..but there's no sign

-of Lowri and Jo.

-We don't know who they are, no?

-OK?

-Numerous teams have gained

-a significant advantage...

-..over Aparito Digital.

-WHISTLING

-Finally, they're back.

-Well done, girls.

-Despite being exhausted,

-they continue to the steps...

-..and board the yacht

-quickly and safely.

-The five are reunited

-on board the Aparito.

-The relief is evident.

-Within the confines of the boarding

-area, the boat's engine can be used.

-Pip and Nikki

-take advantage of the rule.

-The sailors

-tackle the Menai Strait...

-..while the runners

-recuperate body and soul.

-Jo was suffering a lot

-with a bad back.

-We shared the bags.

-Well, I carried Jo's bag.

-KETTLE WHISTLES

-That's a common occurrence

-in ultra races.

-We arrived back in under five hours.

-All the yachts are close together.

-We haven't lost too much time.

-The girls are back

-in seventh place...

-..but as they sail down the strait,

-they're still in contention.

-These are treacherous waters

-and the Swellies are enough...

-..to frighten

-the most experienced sailors.

-They will have to take care

-as they navigate the yacht.

-They will pass Beaumaris

-and Puffin Island...

-..before entering Morecambe Bay

-to sail 100 miles to Whitehaven...

-..and the next mountain stage -

-Scafell Pike.

-The race to Whitehaven will be slow.

-It's a pedestrian procession

-along the Menai Straits.

-Apart from Wight Rose,

-no-one has gained an advantage.

-The oars are out again.

-Elin Haf's experience rowing

-across the oceans is priceless.

-Nikki and I

-have just started rowing.

-The wind has dropped significantly.

-Both of us are doing well,

-as you can see.

-We're now in second place.

-I think we're catching up with...

-..the leaders.

-Without a breeze,

-this is a rowing race.

-Rowing a seven-tonne sailing yacht

-is no easy task.

-Geoff West is a mile ahead,

-approaching the Swellies...

-..and working hard

-to stretch his lead.

-It's time to roll the sleeves up,

-this is hard work.

-My backside hurts!

-The aim

-is to keep the yacht moving...

-..by rowing or catching

-a light breeze in the sails.

-Tacking, or zigzagging

-close to the shore helps...

-..but it's a dangerous tactic.

-The channel is narrow

-with high sandbanks on each side.

-They've stopped -

-the yacht isn't moving.

-Lowri, Jo.

-Aparito is stuck on the sand.

-The girls could be stuck for hours

-and their race over.

-Sailing onwards is Geoff West

-and his Wight Rose team.

-They've crossed the Swellies safely.

-Paloncy is on the oars

-just hours after conquering Snowdon.

-The girls row the yacht clear

-of the submerged sandbanks.

-Elin Haf stretches every muscle -

-this is an emergency.

-Lowri, come and sit here with Jo.

-Spin it as far as you can for me.

-It might already be.

-These are crucial seconds.

-Should we stop rowing?

-Finally, the yacht is freed.

-It's moving again

-and the race is rescued.

-Relief, but the girls

-have lost time to Rho, Run & Sail.

-Despite dropping to third place

-and losing time to Wight Rose...

-..Aparito have passed the Swellies

-and lead most of the fleet.

-Elin and the crew continue

-to work hard and pull on the oars.

-They pass the final bridge and

-head for Bangor Pier and Whitehaven.

-The all-female Aparito Digital crew

-are still in contention.

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-After rowing out

-of the Menai Straits...

-..past the Swellies

-to the open sea...

-..Aparito are 85 miles

-from Whitehaven.

-The yacht is barely moving

-on the calm sea.

-That's the nature of yacht racing.

-You use a lot of physical,

-mental and emotional energy...

-..trying to get somewhere and then,

-the weather has a different idea.

-Well, the past six hours

-has been difficult.

-There's still no wind.

-We're still in third place, I think.

-There's work to do but Nikki and I

-need to eat and sleep.

-The crew are shattered.

-Other yachts utilise their oars

-but Pip's decision is to rest.

-Lose a little time now

-to regain it if the wind picks up.

-The forecast

-is for absolutely no wind...

-..for over 24 hours.

-We should be in better form

-once we're all rested and well fed.

-We'll be able to come back at them

-later on.

-Moby J gains some time

-but sleep is more important.

-Even Pip has an hour's shut-eye.

-Without wind, Lowri finds time

-for a personal pedicure.

-I slept for a few hours

-after the first stage.

-I feel strong.

-I have a few deep blisters

-on my feet.

-It's so deep.

-It looks worse than it is.

-I'd never make a foot model,

-that's for sure.

-Jo is also tending to her feet

-after a painful run up Snowdon.

-We worked well as a team

-Both of us are similar

-in our mind-set.

-You can see

-that Jo is strong-willed.

-She was in a lot of pain

-but she battled her way through it.

-Every time I offered to stop,

-she said she'd catch me up...

-..and I knew she would.

-I like that in a running partner.

-Finally, after 32 hours of steady

-racing since leaving Barmouth...

-..the wind picks up

-and the team are ready for it.

-I've just been woken up

-to change the sails.

-The girls made the correct decision

-to change to an A4 sail.

-That's helped increase the

-yacht's speed quite significantly.

-I hope that keeps us ahead.

-Dee Caffari responds

-after her mistake on Bardsey Sound.

-With Whitehaven 40 miles away...

-..she's back with the frontrunners.

-We can see the leaders ahead of us,

-the girls there, the Welsh team...

-..running along

-the edge of the windfarm.

-We're desperately

-trying to track them down.

-Everyone else is behind

-so I have a smile again.

-Now we have a breeze,

-we have to make it work for us.

-Dee has experience

-from the world's great oceans.

-She's more than able to cope

-in the roughest conditions.

-We've got to hope

-the wind stays there.

-But as night falls, the wind abates.

-In the weak light

-of early morning...

-..Whitehaven can be seen

-in the distance.

-So close but without any breeze,

-so far away.

-Frustrated, they must re-introduce

-the oars on board Aparito Digital.

-I've had very little sleep

-in the past few hours.

-Since leaving Caernarfon...

-..I've had an hour's sleep.

-That feels a long time ago.

-When I was meant to sleep...

-..I had to start rowing.

-Not far now.

-Whitehaven is a tidal bay.

-The inner harbour

-is accessed via a lock...

-..and access is impossible

-during low tide.

-Missing the tide will result

-in a five-hour wait.

-The tide has turned

-and water levels are dropping.

-It's a race to reach the harbour

-in time.

-Without wind, Dee Caffari

-drops back to eight place.

-She's in danger of missing the tide.

-Aparito's crew also realise

-that these are crucial moments.

-It's one really big last push.

-Everybody is exhausted.

-We're ready for the finish.

-While tired sailors row...

-..Lowri and Jo prepare

-for the next challenge...

-..8-10 hours on the wet slopes

-of Scafell Pike.

-Southampton University, in second

-place, have caught the tide.

-Pure Attitude is the first yacht

-to reach the lock.

-They dock the yacht with a 20-minute

-advantage for their young runners.

-Aparito is the third yacht

-to arrive.

-Pip is concerned

-about the dropping water level.

-They hope to get the

-lock master's permission to dock.

-Lowri and Jo must be ready

-for all eventualities.

-It's raining.

-I don't know how prepared I am for

-this weather but we have no choice.

-We have to get on with it...

-..and forget about the wet and

-slippery conditions on the mountain.

-I'm expecting mist

-on the summit of Scafell Pike.

-Thanks, girls.

-Back on firm land at last.

-This is the only stage

-that combines cycling and running.

-The transition team

-have their bikes ready.

-Moby J arrive

-and their runners are ready.

-The teams will cycle

-to the Lake District...

-..leave their bikes in Ennerdale

-and climb Scafell Pike...

-..in the mist and rain!

-In Whitehaven, Dee Caffari faces

-an anxious wait. The tide is low.

-She steers carefully,

-keeping an eye on water levels.

-20cms.

-10.

-Oh, dear.

-Too late. There's not enough water

-to allow her to reach the lock.

-She will have to wait for the

-next tide for five agonising hours.

-In the meantime,

-Elin and the Aparito crew...

-..happily enjoy fish and chips.

-Poor Dee is anchored in the bay.

-Wight Rose arrived in time.

-Geoff West is happy with his lot.

-Six yachts reached Whitehaven

-on the tide.

-They're all in contention

-to win the race.

-We looked after Jo and Lowri

-very carefully.

-They weren't asked to help

-with the sailing or the rowing.

-That's our work.

-Their work is to run and cycle.

-Jo has a bad back

-after running up Snowdon.

-That creates some mental pain too.

-I rowed across the Indian Ocean

-with Jo - she's hard as nails.

-I'm sure Lowri will look after her

-and both will perform miracles.

-Lowri and Jo have reached the slopes

-of Black Sail.

-It's a 1,000-foot climb

-in extreme conditions.

-Pure Attitude lead

-as they drop down to Wasdale...

-..where the main climb to

-the summit of Scafell Pike begins.

-However,

-Wight Rose's runners are strong.

-They pass Jo and Lowri but the girls

-overtake Southampton University...

-..and retain their third place.

-On Scafell Pike,

-the race's second peak...

-..Wight Rose lead

-and try to extend their advantage.

-In second place are Pure Attitude

-but they're suffering.

-Jo and Lowri are also starting

-to show the strain.

-This is difficult.

-Just... waiting

-for the switch in my head...

-..to transfer

-from head power to body power.

-I'm carrying two backpacks.

-That makes a difference.

-It's OK because Jo

-feels a lot stronger today.

-But yeah, my head's carrying

-my body right now.

-Jo is suffering and neither

-are halfway to the summit yet.

-Pure Attitude reach the summit

-but the mist is closing in.

-They must take care not to lose

-the track on the way back down.

-Wight Rose look strong as they pass

-Lowri and Jo on their way down.

-It's enough to break the resolve

-of the strongest competitor.

-Just need some water

-and some food, buddy.

-Some sweets.

-With the summit not even in sight...

-..they lose ground

-with every painful step.

-These are worrying moments

-for Aparito.

-Their challenge could end

-on England's highest peak.

-But Jo pushes herself

-back to her feet...

-..and battles through the pain.

-She won't give in.

-The other runners are closing in

-as Moby J close the gap.

-Within sight of the summit,

-Pure Attitude overtake them.

-Well done.

-Finally, they reach the summit.

-The hardest land stage in the race

-has bared its teeth.

-Well, two out of three.

-Well done, Jo.

-Wow, that was hell.

-Soon enough, Moby J overtake them

-to claim third place.

-The aim now is to stay in the race.

-Roll the sleeves up, grit the teeth

-and return to Whitehaven...

-..to keep Aparito within striking

-distance of the frontrunners...

-..as they sail past the Scottish

-Western Isles towards Fort William.

-They will face the final challenge

-with a climb up Ben Nevis...

-..to complete the challenge

-of the Three Peaks Yacht race.

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