4 Responses to “What Happened?”

1. 

   Olga said on July 7th, 2010 at 8:47 pm

   Their spirit did not keep up with their aspirations?

2. 

   david said on July 7th, 2010 at 11:34 pm

   Better chickens, than cracked ribs. Wise decision. Health and well-being of the crew should come ahead of completing the race.

3. 

   Olga said on July 8th, 2010 at 12:17 am

   Better chickens, than cracked EGGS. It was heartbreaking reading “She looked like an egg that had just been cracked of the side of a frying pan”

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   Delicate Balance said on July 8th, 2010 at 10:06 pm

   On the morning of Day 5 the winds were slightly reduced, but the seas just as big, and Pierre had run out of options for dry berths. I was in my second set of foul weather gear, which were damp inside. There were no dry clothes to change to. Pierre held a crew conference and we decided that on the current course we would never dry out. The winds were lighter ahead — hundreds of miles ahead. Our best bet to get into better conditions was to turn to port and head for Calfornia.

   We made the difficult decision to withdraw from the race and sail to San Francisco.

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