RORC Caribbean 600 - Gracious in defeat

8:12 PM Wed 23 Feb 2011 GMT

'ICAP Leopard - RORC Caribbean 600' Tim Wright /Photoaction.com ?

Despite his RORC Caribbean 600 defeat by George David's Rambler 100, Mike Slade (ICAP Leopard) was his usual charming self dockside and even quoted Shakespeare. 'Well we have to suffer the slings and arrows. Rambler is really quick, we made a valiant effort and we enjoyed ourselves, as we always do. That was just a fantastic sail. We had a few issues which cost us, but Rambler sailed impeccably and hardly put a foot wrong the whole way around the course.' Clarke Murphy, who has joins forces with Mike Slade on ICAP Leopard for this race and the forthcoming Transatlantic ...

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by Trish Jenkins