Jamaica Clipper!!!

And so, finally after a fairly lengthy wait (no doubt thanks to the credit crunch), we onboard CV2 have been officially confirmed as Jamaica Clipper. The boat, endorsed by Usain Bolt will be called Jamaica Lightning Bolt.

How we are going to fair in keeping Jamaica's name in the headlines as the fastest nation on the planet I don't know, but I can assure you we will be giving it our best shot. Pete our skipper seems to be getting pretty keen on the idea of going all out for the race.

It also means that we will get a home port on the race which is great. This will mean that unlike one or two of the other boats, we'll have our stop in Port Antonio at the end of Leg 6, where hopefully we should get a good reception and welcome from the Jamaicans.

Not sure what the design for our boat will be yet as the one in the picture above is the 07-08 design. Still remains to be seen but I'm really genuinely pleased to have been given Jamaica as a sponsor - will be great fun!

The race is really creeping up now, to say i'm excited is the under statement of the year - 20 days to go! I'm sincerely hoping we get to meet old Usain in Jamaica. I reckon after 8 months away at sea by this point, there might be one or two of us that could give him a run for his money in a sprint to the bar...

A very happy Pete, Jamaica Clipper!