The skippers in THE RACE received a request from Cam Lewis, the American skipper of Team Adventure, asking for their agreement for him to replace the crew that have left his boat.

Team Adventure is currently in Cape Town undergoing repairs to her forward beam. The race rules specifically exclude any change of the crew after the start, and while the other teams sympathise with their rival, the skippers see no reason to make any exceptions in this case.

Tony Bullimore commented, ‘It’s unfortunate that two of Cam’s crew were injured when they came to a crash stop a week ago, and I’m sorry that two others have chosen to leave Team Adventure since their arrival in Cape Town. But the fact remains that they still have ten crew, the same number as Team Legato. Perhaps they won’t be quite so efficient, but they still have enough crew-members to race the boat safely.’