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This year will see Qingdao compete in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race for a second time. The fleet of Clipper yachts are due to arrive in Qingdao in February 2008, just five months before the city will host the sailing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Crew Blog
Banana Bay Bruce
12 May 2008
No he wasn’t Australian, but his hospitality and help have lifted spirits on board to new heights. The Banana Bay Marina (yes, the same one mentioned in every blog you’ve read for the last day or so) was, well, top banana. Run by Bruce, who drove there from Florida 11…
Crew Profiles
Xinmin Yan
Age 38, Journalist
Xinmin is a journalist from Beijing who came to an open day at Clipper’s headquarters on the south coast of England and has not looked back. She will be competing on Leg 4 from Fremantle to Qingdao, venue for the sailing events of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “The training has been really good and everything now is down to the details,” she says.
“It’s been interesting learning how to work with people from different cultures, even down to doing the washing up and cooking – we all do it different ways.”
Live Race Standings
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Race 10 - Panama to Jamaica
| Position | Team | Latitude | Longitude | Distance to finish | Distance to leader | Distance made good in 12 hours | Last Report | Yacht Status | |
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| 1 | Hull & Humber | 8 54 46N | 79 31 15W | Finished |  |
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| 2 | Qingdao | 8 54 46N | 79 31 15W | Finished |  |
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| 3 | New York | 9 16 28N | 79 55 23W | Finished |  |
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| 4 | Nova Scotia | 8 54 46N | 79 31 15W | Finished |  |
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| 5 | Glasgow:Scotland with style | 9 16 28N | 79 55 23W | Finished |  |
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| 6 | Liverpool 08 | 8 54 46N | 79 31 17W | Finished |  |
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| 7 | Uniquely Singapore | 9 02 20N | 79 38 37W | Finished |  |
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| 8 | Jamaica | 8 54 45N | 79 31 18W | Finished |  |
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| 9 | westernaustralia2011.com | 8 54 46N | 79 31 18W | Finished |  |
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| 10 | Durban 2010 and Beyond | 8 54 46N | 79 31 15W | Finished |  |
| Position | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Points | |
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1 |
Hull & Humber4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 62 | |
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2 |
New York | 1.5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 59.5 | |
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3 |
Durban 2010 and Beyond* | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 55 | |
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4 |
Glasgow:Scotland with style4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 55 | |
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5 |
Liverpool 081 | 4.5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 46.5 | |
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6 |
Uniquely Singapore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 42 | |
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7 |
westernaustralia2011.com | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 41 | |
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8 |
Nova Scotia1 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 40.5 | |
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9 |
Qingdao | 2.5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39.5 | |
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10 |
Jamaica3 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22.5 | |
* The overall position, when two boats have the same points, is decided by which team has the greatest number of higher positions in individual races (count back rule RRS A8.1).
1 This team has been penalised 1 point by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
2 This team has been penalised 2 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
3 This team has been penalised 3 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
4 This team has been penalised 4 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
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