Brian the Wise, God of All Things Wise, hereby decrees that all Prophets art to entereth their Albatross unto:

THE BIGGETH BIRD RACE!

This art thusly to raiseth awareness of the plight of the Albatross due to Longlineth fishing, of which Roger the Divine, frometh thus day forward, do solemnly sweareth ne'er to useth again.

Pit thy birds against the mighty ROCKY, sacred Albatross of Brian the Wise.

The Course: The Southern Ocean between the Antipodes and Southern Africaeth.

The Start: Three islands off the coast off Taswegia.

The Finish: The Cape of Goodly Hopeth (line of longitudeth passing through Cape of Goodly Hopeth) or 05.00 Godly Meaningeth Time 5th day of the Eighth Month of the New Millenium plus four, whichever art first.

"There!" he sayeth with much satisfaction and did thusly order that they be delivered unto all the Albatross Owners of all the Lands.

And it was so.