At 13:43:19 French local time, Skipper Rich Wilson and Great American III crossed the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne. Total race time: 121 days, 0 hours, 41 minutes and 19 seconds.

By Scott Hamilton, Investment Advisor, Explorer Under normal circumstances Rich would have crossed the Doldrums and then picked up the trade winds for a relatively uneventful sail to the finish. Conditions, however,

by Rich Wilson, Skipper,  Great American III Last week, the moon rose just after sunset, bright and full, flaunting its perfect geometry. Ringed as I am by 360 degrees of horizon,