GREEN DRAGON LEG ONE DAY 18 QFB: Received 28.10.08 2059 GMT
‘This is insane - 35 knots of wind, pitch black, 1500 miles from land and we are desperately trying to squeeze more speed from a boat that feels and sounds like it is going to self destruct any second. We have to push hard to stay ahead of the front.’
Ian Walker - skipper