Race 3 - Day 19
Skipper Report
19 November

Chris Kobusch
Chris Kobusch
Team Qingdao
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Last night saw lots of rain squalls coming through, in which the wind speeds exceeded 45 knots at times. With the squalls came some of the biggest seas we had experienced so far. It was a tough night and in the morning we received the extremely sad news from the Race Office that Simon Speirs, one of the GREAT Britain crew members went overboard and even though he was recovered quickly, had passed away. Our deep thoughts are with his family and Andy Burns and his team. We wish you a safe and fast passage to Fremantle and we will be there to support you.

All the best from the Qingdao team!

Fair winds and a following sea!

Chris