British billionaire Richard Branson abandoned his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record Friday after a "monster" wave ripped the main sail of his single-hulled racing yacht two days after setting sail from New York.
Branson and his crew made the decision at about 1115 GMT Friday when the Virgin Money was about 965 kilometers (600 miles) out in the Atlantic. No one was injured in the storm, and the sailors hoped to reach St. George, Bermuda _ the nearest point of land _ later Friday.
"We got taken by one massive, monster wave, which approached us from behind and took one of our life rafts," Branson said in a conference call from …
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