New York to Cape Breton

The final couple of days into New York found us enveloped in thick fog
and very little wind, however, we managed to hold onto our 7th position
which has placed us in 3rd position overall. There is a rumour going
around that Cape Breton have trashed their heavyweight spinnaker and are
seeking a new one from Clipper, if that is the case then they will be
deducted 3 points from their overall score which will place us back into
2nd position overall - we will have to see if there is any foundations
to this rumour. What is very clear now, is that the battle for 2nd & 3rd
places is becoming very congested.
Thankfully the fog lifted as we motored into New York, the view of the
Manhatten skyline and the Statue of Liberty were truely amazing. The
small North Cove marina is a block away from Ground Zero, building of
the new tower is underway but is someway off completion. You really
sense the scale of the disaster when you look across the site as the
redevelopment takes place.
We leave tomorrow (June 6th) for our short passge to Cape Breton approx
780 miles. We are expecting some rough weather with the wind "on the
nose", this will make for big waves and for those of us on the foredeck,
a very wet few days.
We are all ready for the next challenge and really hope that we can get
into the lead once again and this time, turn it into a podium finish.We
had a head to head "fun race" with Australia during a corporate sail on
the Hudson River, very pleased to say that we beat them!!
All well on Team Finland