THE fleet of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has hit the infamous fog around the Grand Banks off Newfoundland in the North Atlantic.

Skippers reported that visibility for most of yesterday was less than 100 yards.

Gold Coast Australia remained in the lead.

The 40,000 mile-race, which started in Southampton last July, pits ten professional skippers against each other with crews made up of amateur men and women who have given up their day jobs to sail around the world.

The fleet of ten identical 68ft racing yachts are due back in Southampton on July 22.