I am very very pleased indeed to be able to write this and to tell you that Team Concordia and Hot Stuff have finished the Fastnet Race. The crew pulled out all the stops over the last 24 hours (after apparently something I said to them!!!) and Hookie is so proud of all the efforts they put in to make sure that they had a great run home - he said he couldn't have asked for more.
Apparently at Land's End on the way out they hit a hole (weather wise and not literally!!!) which really threw their positioning in the class and unfortunately it was not something they could make up on the way to the Rock but coming back Hot Stuff came into her own proving what a great downhill girl she is and they made up many places and have ended up 31st in class and currently 154th overall but with some boats in other classes to finish that could still change.
I was intrigued to find out about the MOD rations and apparently they were brilliant and Hookie is even thinking of serving the Chicken and Dumpling one at our next dinner party so beware if you're invited - apparently it would be hard to tell that it wasn't freshly cooked!!
The party starts in about 40 minutes and I am sure the lads will be having a glass of sherry or two to celebrate their achievements. A really big congrats to you all and we look forward to your safe return to Cowes on Sunday.
Also a big thankyou from me too for all the support everyone who has been tracking Hot Stuff has given. It's always good to know there's a cracking team shorebased looking out for the team and it's great for the crew to know this as well.
Hopefully the last word on this blog will be from the crew themselves on their return
AGAIN WELL DONE TEAM CONCORDIA AND HOT STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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