Message From GARYJESSOP

30/5/08 31 34.2 N 075 07.0 W NEWS FLASH;

Just heard the race will finish early ..Tonight at midight GMT.
This has come out of the blue for Marcus , he didnt expect this and beleived the race would go to the end, this is ocean racing and we planned to race to the Ambrose Light house , with just 536 miles to go and a feeling that the wind is picking up we are gutted for this call.
As I said before we will have time enough on Land in the near future and New York is a easy place to fly to.

But we also have to remember that the race commitee have goals to meet and to keep sponsors happy etc,so timing is always at the back of their minds.And I m sure some of the other skippers try and put their two penneth in.It must be a tough call for Joff and his team.

As I write we have 6kts of wind and are now on the heels of W.A who passed us in the night with some lucky gust of wind.

So now my mother watch has finished , rice salad , pasta and porridge all done and dusted its back to the top side to try and take back some miles.

Enjoy the Drama

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