From R2AK HQ: "Just in: Local Port Townsend Team Hexagram 59 officially has withdrawn. Norton and Piper, not feeling real wordy. They just said, 'Hex 59 is officially retiring. All's well. Sailing home.' Must be with a heavy heart that was written. Gives us one to read it."
It's still blowing in Johnstone Strait and many of the boats are pinned down, as they have been since they reached it. If you're wondering what this looks like, watch this slide show (repost from R2AK's FaceBook page) - scroll to the bottom to see the captions:
http://www.annwelch.com/r2ak/MissionAirWing.html
At some point Race HQ sends a "sweep boat" and the race is officially over. I'm not sure how that works - I hope the rest of the fleet can get going soon.