Two days after setting sail from New York City, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson abandoned his bid to break the trans-Atlantic speed record Friday after a 40-foot (12-meter) "monster" wave ripped the main sail of his single-hulled racing yacht.
Branson and his crew made the decision around 7:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT) Friday as the 99-foot (30-meter) Virgin Money was about 600 miles (965 kilometers) 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.
In a conference call from the vessel, Branson said, "We got taken by one massive, monster wave, …
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