Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2014

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Monday 11 August
NEWSFLASH: Day one retirements:
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race

Sir Robin Knox-Johnson's Open 60, Grey Power has retired from the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race after starting the race this morning from Cowes at 0900 (Monday 11 August).

Sir Robin forced to retire from the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - Credit: onEdition

Credit: onEdition

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has been forced to retire from the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race after splitting the mainsail between second and third reefs on his yacht, Grey Power. The mast has also been damaged. Sir Robin and his crew member Simon Clay are now heading for the nearest port which can take the Open 60, which is Calais in France. The race started this morning off the Isle of Wight after being postponed due to bad weather yesterday. Sir Robin said he had had a great sail otherwise and had hit 21 knots, but repairs will take a couple of days so carrying on was not possible. Sir Robin spoke to race organisers RORC at 1830 BST to inform them of his retirement.

Retiring into Harwich: Ned Collier Wakefield's Class 40, Concise 8 at the start - Credit: Paul Wyeth/pwpictures.com At 1925 Concise 8 also phoned the Race Committee to inform them that they would be retiring into Harwich. All of the crew are fine. At 19:30 the following statement was received from Conrad Humphreys and his crew; "The crew on board Cat® Phone, Class 40 are experiencing issues with the lower section of the mainsail track coming away from the mast and are heading for shelter from the strong winds from Hurricane Bertha. The crew are OK and focused on trying to see if they can resolve and resume racing. More news later." Cat® Phone, Class 40 heading for shelter - Credit: Paul Wyeth/pwpictures.com ENDS/.....