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bitter endings
We retired from the race today, at about 1730 BST.
After yet more light conditions, our best estimate of arrival time in
Jersey was Sunday afternoon. Our nearest rival, Glasgow, was 60 miles
ahead with only 40 miles to the finish line, so we had zero hope of
catching them. Most people felt there was little to be gained from bobbing
around in the ocean for the sake of pride.
I agreed with that view. I have felt fairly bitter about this race since
the curtailment of the Victoria-Panama leg, and I really feel little
motivation to waste time getting back now. I would happily have raced the
full course to Singapore, to Panama, to Jamaica, to New York, but in every
single one of those we sailed a shortened course. I’m past getting upset
about it.
Some people are upset, and feel their trans-Atlantic crossing has been
devalued. Yep, they are right. But I just can’t care any more. In a week
we will be finished. We will have travelled around the world, port to
port, mostly under sail. That’s good enough. I wish we had had a better
race, but I guess that’s a futile thought now.
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