Thank You.

Now that we have safely arrived here in Rio, we're officially halfway through this race in terms of points, and over halfway in terms of miles sailed. It's been a wild ride for sure. When I look back at when we started this program in the States, during a chilly Newport winter in 2007, and think of what we have accomplished as a team to date I am blown away. We have a great boat, a great bunch of guys, and after a crazy 13,000+ mile leg to Brazil, we're sitting in second place overall. Not bad for a team that didn't even exist two years ago. However, with half the points in this race still available it is still anyone’s game, not only for the podium but for victory. Anything can happen. We will stay on our toes and keep pushing as hard as we can until someone grabs our lines in St Petersburg.

At this mid-point in the race I’d like to thank some of our major partners, who have helped us along this journey and to get to where we are today. We chose the best of the best and can’t thank them enough for their great products. A huge thank you goes to Gleistein Ropes, Nautica RIBS, Genie Lifts, Energy 1, Team McLube, Z Blok and GU Energy Gel, amongst others. Every one of them are part of the PUMA Ocean Racing family, and their support is really appreciated. We still have a long way to go to the finish in St Petersburg next June, but with the help of these partners, we’ll keep pushing as hard as we can.