Unable to Continue the Race

Having consulted with the shoulder surgeon twice now it is with regret that I have had to advise that I won't be able to rejoin my Clipper crewmates for any of the remaining legs of the race.

Christine & I will still be there to welcome them as they arrive back in Southampton in July - wouldn't miss that for the world!!
For now I'd like to wish all the current and ongoing crew members a safe & happy journey for the remaining legs.

The whole adventure and challenge is a credit to Clipper Venture and all my crew-mates (on Gold Coast Australia) plus the other nine yachts who have or will take part in this memorable round the world (or part thereof) race.
Challenging, tiring, frightening and rewarding are just a few of the adjectives that can be used to describe the journey. Humorous, determined, mad and adventurous is how you can describe the crewmates.
Thank you Clipper, thank you crewmates & thank you to my support crew at home, particularly my loving wife of 40 years Christine and our dear friend Jan Dennis.
Last but not least thank you to everybody who has supported me in raising funds for Melanoma Patients Australia through my Everyday Hero site. I will be officially closing down the fundraising page on 30/4/12 and at this time forwarding the balance of funds to MPA. If there is any body who has been meaning to donate, this is your last few weeks to do so. Just go to www.everydayhero.com.au/barry_moore and follow the prompts.
Cheers for now Bamo.