by admiral 1 » 23 Feb 2008 15:40
:) Various Team Europe members are having contact with almost all of the team GermanyOne (ex-)members on a regular basis.
Kwasi is joining us for the WTRC and we're happy to have him on board, also in the future. However weather a team is dissolved, should be up to the last member.
I haven't heard Kwasi saying the team is dissolved, and it is absolutely possible to have new members enlist, even after a challenge is requested and accepted.
The whole cycle of request til racing may take up to 8 weeks before an opponent could demand a walkover. I'm pretty sure there are enough interested to join a high placed team like GermanyOne.
We just want to make sure that we get first opportunity as soon as GermanyOne is able and willing to race. Or alternatively are rewarded a walkover, if GermanyOne is dissolved and removed from the VTC.
Theeuwes de Jong, skipper of Admiral
"As far as I can remember, there aren't a lot of points of land or holidays named after people who sat at home and criticized Christopher Columbus."
( Paul Cayard, from the Pirates base, in an e-mail to race HQ. 25 Jan 2006 volvooceanrace.org)