Volvo Ocean Race: Scallywag owner Lee Seng Huang proud of crew after bittersweet finish for Hong Kong team
The Sun Hung Kai executive was on the boat for the final leg of a difficult race during which they lost beloved crew member John Fisher
The owner of Hong Kong boat Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag said he was proud of skipper David Witt and his crew after they completed the 45,000-mile Volvo Ocean Race in The Hague, Netherlands.
Lee Seng Huang, group chief executive chairman of Sun Hung Kai & Co and owner and sponsor of the boat, was part of the crew that finished sixth in the 11th and final leg from Gothenburg in Sweden to The Hague.
Although Scallywag finished second last in the overall standings, having won leg four to Hong Kong and finishing second in leg six to Auckland, Lee was happy with their performances.
“It’s a real privilege to be sailing with the team,” said Lee. “The Scallywag team has done very well, and was running third ahead of some of the race leaders up to Auckland.
“The last few results have not been the best with some bad luck and bad weather, but after what happened to Fish [crew member John Fisher], our main focus was not so much the results but to have a strong finish. I am very proud of our achievement.”
Briton Fisher, 47, a close friend of Australian Witt, went overboard about 1,400 miles from Cape Horn in South America during leg seven from Auckland to Itajai, in Brazil.