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Over 37,000 miles completed, 10 legs, 11 stopover ports and so many memories along the way.  It has been a tough campaign and an emotional rollercoaster at times but there is nothing else I would rather have been doing. I’m delighted we finished every leg - that was one of our goals, very important to me and important to the team. It feels great to finish and bring the whole project to a successful conclusion. As a skipper there is always relief to have returned everyone home safely to their loved ones.

The team said goodbye in St Petersburg and the Green Dragon is now en route back to her home in Ireland. It has been an  amazing experience for everyone involved in the race and everyone in the Green Dragon team should be proud of what we have achieved. Who will ever forget the home town welcomes in Qingdao and Galway? Who onboard will forget the fantastic night time sails, the sight of the icebergs or the fear of the unknown. There are so many people to thank and the list would be too long to write.  But thanks to the Irish syndicate and the board of lets do it Global - this wouldn’t have been possible without you.  To everyone at Let’s do it Galway you made one of the most memorable stopovers of this or any Volvo race and a welcome that all of the teams will remember for a long time to come.  Our time in Galway was just amazing, thank you to everyone who came to Galway and supported the event, it wouldn’t have been the same without you.

To all our sponsors, Discover Ireland, SDLG, Weichai Power, Triangle Tyres, Berg Propulsion, Bwin and United Games, you are all part of the Green Dragon family and it has been a pleasure to work with you all and thank you for making this project a reality. To our Chinese supporters and the welcome in Qingdao, 500 drummers playing in the middle of the night will be hard to forget! To our team suppliers for all your support, and keeping us kitted out on our adventure!  To Lets Do It Green and all those who never giving up the hunt for more funds to keep the team alive. To the shore team who made sure we always made the start and finish lines, for keeping us all on the road, making sure that we were looked after and always got from a to b. To my crew, it has been a pleasure to sail with you all. Thank you for your patience and support, for keeping your spirits up and for always giving everything you had to the task ahead.   I am incredibly proud of all of you and for the attitude of the team as a whole, we always gave our best – we could do no more.
Finally thank you to all our supporters from around the world, we do read your emails and it is great to hear so many messages of support when you are out racing. You have all done the Dragon proud and we thank you for your unwavering support.

Life without this race will be very strange, I have loved every minute of it and thanks to the all the other teams and to Volvo for running such a fantastic event. It is less than three years until the next race and maybe we will all see each other again soon!

Go the Dragon!