Phaedo^3 finishes second across the line in the Transpacific

by Rachel Fallon-Langdon on 11 Jul 2017 At 20:00:36 Hawaian Standard Time Phaedo^3 crossed the finish line of the Transpac 2017 race.

Quote from Lloyd Thornburg - Owner Skipper
“….A hearty congratulations to a perfect race sailed by Mighty Merlot! Team Phaedo sailed a very good race and I am very proud of our team while we gave it our best it was not quite enough for Mighty Merlot’s epic light air down wind speed. Now that the racing is behind us we are here in Hawaii enjoying the unparalleled hospitality of our Hawaiian welcome and many well wishers. Aloha!!!..”

Quote from Simon Fisher- Navigator
“… It’s great to be in Hawaii after four days of really intense racing, after a bumpy first night and the realisation that we had some very intense competition from Mighty Merloe and Maserati it feels like we have thrown everything including the kitchen sink at our bid to get line honours in this race. Having realised that in the conditions we had we weren't going to win on boat speed alone we worked hard on making a more southerly tactical option work. After gybing on what felt like every shift between LA and Hawaii we have to take our hats of to the crew of Mighty Merloe who sailed a faultless race. Despite our efforts we couldn’t find a way past them. It has been a really solid effort from the crew to achieve what turned out to be a solid second place despite hanging it all out there for a chance of glory and the win! ..”