Shannon Falcone is keen to make up for lost time when PUMA Ocean Racing set sail for Boston on Saturday.
The Antiguan switched places with Jerry Kirby for the leg five marathon from Qingdao to Rio de Janeiro, but the duo have since swapped back ahead of the sixth stage.
In between, the 27-year-old sailed with BMW Oracle in San Diego and rested at home, but he is now itching to return to Ken Read's team.
"I had other commitments and had good fun doing those, and then I had two weeks at home before coming here," he said. "I ate well, trained hard and got ready because I knew the other guys would be tired. I'm feeling refreshed and I'm just really looking forward to getting back on the boat.
"This next leg I am looking forward to because it should be a pretty fast leg. We'll be passing by home so that should be pretty cool.
"If we get within 200 miles of Antigua my dad said he will take out a boat and try to catch us but I'm not sure they'll stand much chance."
