Race 3 Update: ClipperTelemed+ accepts twelfth place in Wardan Whip
23 November 2015
After taking a tactical gamble to go furthest north in search of a better path to Albany, ClipperTelemed+ has found itself stuck in the centre of a high pressure weather system in extremely light winds.
With no useable wind predicted until at least tomorrow, and
with the light conditions forecasted to continue for the coming days, Race
Director Justin Taylor has offered a retirement option to the team.
Skipper Matt Mitchell has accepted twelfth place in Race 3 and will now start
motor-sailing to make best speed in the prevailing
conditions to reach Albany as soon as
possible to allow time to prepare the boat and rest the crew for the next race.
It’s anticipated that ClipperTelemed+ will arrive in Albany on Saturday 28 November.
Race 4 to Sydney starts on Tuesday 1 December.
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