I talked to John last night at the Goslings Rum party. John is one of Eric's crew on Pearl. It sounds like they might have rather been racing Polar Bear, which Eric still owns and is fully cherried-out. Since Pearl is completely powered up in just eight knots of breeze, John said the wipeouts were frequent and robust.
Lots of great conversations last night with many people we all know - too many to list here (and I need to go refill the tanks before the awards party later).
More to come...