

'Qingdao' crew member Merrick Dawes, and the entire crew of 'Jersey', another of the Clipper RTWYR Fleet's Dubois 68's, will get to see Japan after all.
On Sunday, Merrick was evacuated by the Japan Coast Guard, for medical treatment after a nasty fall. On Saturday, in a seperate incident, 'Jersey' skipper Simon Rowell decided to bring his boat in to Yokohama after the stud at the base of the inner forestay broke.
The Clipper RTWYR fleet had to cut Yokohama from their original plans after their keel problems in the Philippines.