‘Pray for us,’ Scallywag skipper David Witt tells Hong Kong fans – ‘it’s so close people would have heart attacks’
The Australian is confident his boat remains in the lead on the way home, despite Vestas and AkzoNobel still in stealth mode
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag skipper David Witt has asked Hong Kong fans to say a prayer for the crew, saying the Volvo Ocean Race leg four dash to the finish line at Victoria Harbour is so close “people would be having heart attacks”.
Scallywag emerged from stealth mode – in which they were hidden from view for almost 24 hours – in first place, but to add to the tension their closest rivals, Vestas 11th Hour Racing and Team AkzoNobel, also went under the radar as soon as the Hong Kong boat reappeared.
However, Witt revealed just before Scallywag came out of stealth mode that he was confident they were still in the lead, but not by much. The leaders are expected to arrive in Hong Kong either on Friday night or early Saturday morning.
“I think it’s a good for some of our fans that we’ve been in stealth mode because there’s a few people who’d be having heart attacks if they knew how close it was,” Witt said.
“We are in front, we are leading, but it’s really close. The others don’t realise how close it is.