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New York scores fifth victory of Clipper 07-08 campaign
28 June 2008
New York has scored the fifth victory of their Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race campaign to consolidate their overall lead in the competition. The yacht crossed the finish line at Crosshaven, Co.Cork, Ireland at 1159 local time (1059 GMT) today at the end of the 2,080-mile race across…
New York wins Race 13
28 June 2008
New York has scored her fifth victory in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race, crossing the finish line in Race 13 at 10:59:13 GMT (11:59:13 local time) at…
First yachts due to arrive at Royal Cork Yacht Club today
28 June 2008
The first of the ten yachts in the Clipper 07-08 fleet are expected at Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven, Ireland today. New York, Qingdao and Hull & Humber have been…
New York extends lead as fleet closes in on Irish coast
27 June 2008
With the strong and steady winds that the fleet has enjoyed over the last 24 to 36 hours and with the favourable winds set to continue for the next 24…
Liverpool 08 benefits from southerly course
26 June 2008
Liverpool 08’s early decision to stay south is paying off with a run of over 120 nautical miles in the last 12 hours. This has moved the team into third…
Qingdao emerges victorious from overnight three-way battle
25 June 2008
The lighter winds have finally had an effect on the leading teams and they slowed down overnight but not to the same extent as the teams further down the leader…
Tail enders succumb to light winds
24 June 2008
“The wind has left us… We have popped out of the back of the low pressure system much like westernaustralia2011.com and Nova Scotia did before us and we suffered last…
westernaustralia2011.com rues indecision
23 June 2008
westernaustralia2011.com, who made a very early tactical move to the south soon after departing Sydney, Nova Scotia, and then changed their mind have now paid the price for their indecision.…
Strong winds and short seas test crews
22 June 2008
New York’s decision to leave tacking from port onto starboard slightly longer than the other teams, as the low pressure system moved across the fleet overnight, has paid off and…
Clipper fleet participates in Summer Sailstice 2008
21 June 2008
The fleet’s recent progress has been respectable as the teams benefit from Force five southerly winds and most teams have managed to cover over 200 nautical miles in the past…
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