Race 1 - Day 23
Crew Diary - London, UK to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23 September

Ocean Sprint - ticked!

After 300 nautical miles we have completed the ocean sprint. It took us just more than 30 hours to cover the distance which we believe is not bad!

The Dragons and Tigers have been very focus to make sure the sails were re-trimmed all the time. We don't know the timings of the other boats yet but we hope we have put down a respectable result. We know we are quicker than LMAX Exchange and we definitely don't want Derry~Londonderry~Doire, GREAT Britain or Garmin to beat us as they are directly behind us. In fact, we don't want anyone to beat us!

With 888 miles to go, we should arrive in Rio in 4 to 5 days (hurray!). All the discussion topics are now around the stopover - Shen and Vitaly have placed a beer bet on the arrival time, Vicky is thinking about renting a mansion with a private spa in Rio, Andy W is worrying that he may arrive in Rio way too early before his girlfriend on team Mission Performance, Kevin is fantasising his first Chinese meal in the Chinatown in Rio.

We're almost there - let's do it Dragons and Tigers!

Adam