SB ▁radio , ▁completely ▁cutting ▁the ▁ship ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁world . ▁Without ▁access ▁to ▁weather ▁reports , ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁ended ▁up ▁lag ging ▁behind ▁the ▁competition . ▁▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁Whit b read ▁Race , ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁financial ▁trouble . ▁Report edly , ▁Con nie ▁van ▁R iet sch oten , ▁Rat cl iff ' s ▁primary ▁oppon ent , ▁gave ▁the ▁crew ▁financial ▁support ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁He ▁alleg edly ▁paid ▁an ▁out standing ▁hotel ▁bill ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁don ated ▁roughly ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁further ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁Rat cl iff ▁is ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁refused ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁England ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁consumption ▁tax ▁deb t ▁he ▁still ▁ow ed ▁the ▁British ▁tax ▁administration . ▁Lower ed ▁mor ale ▁among ▁the ▁crew ▁eventually ▁had ▁Rat cl iff ▁back ▁down . ▁King ' s ▁Leg end ▁finished ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁with ▁a ▁travel ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 2 1 ▁days ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁hours , ▁ear ning ▁her ▁second ▁place . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Whit b read ▁Race ▁ ▁Nick ▁Rat cl iff ' s ▁financial ▁trouble ▁after ▁the ▁race ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁ship . ▁The ▁bu yer ▁was ▁a ▁diam ond ▁tr ader ▁from ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁ship ▁for ▁only ▁a ▁brief ▁time ▁and ▁mainly ▁used ▁her