@Giles:

He is now up to third:

http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/index.php/follow/race-viewer/

I will stop being so over excited about this soon and.

And Jimmy yes, with 40,000 miles to go, it makes bugger all difference,

Oh no you wont stop getting over excited just bored stupid by me going on and on!  All this support for Ian is fab, thank you.  40K miles is all he has to do - I have the wedding to arrange - he got off light!

@Madame:

We're very excited about having places on one of the spectator boats that will be sending all the Clipper yachts off on Sunday.  Lots of fun (but my dear friend Sarah is Ian's fiancee and facing a year apart, so there will also be some tears…)

Dear friends helping to mop up the tears - Legends that are Mr and Mrs P.  Ian wanted to come back for cider x