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The leader of the round the world regatta GGR left to go 2000 miles to the finish line

Randall G. Lucchesi

Frenchman Jean-Luc van den Heede (Jean-Luc van den Heede), leading to the circumnavigation of lone Golden Globe Race, only a little more than 2000 nautical miles to complete the journey. To arrive in Les Sables-d’olonne (France), where on 1 July this year came the contestants, he may already January 26. 5 Jan van den Heede spent trying for 18 hours to stay South of the 20th parallel of the Northern hemisphere. He worked 18-hour penalty which was received in early Read more

Wild Oats XI first to cross the finish line of the race Sydney — Hobart

Randall G. Lucchesi

The Australian crew of Wild Oats XI was waiting for this moment for four years. In 2015 the team out of the race due to a torn mainsail, in 2016, the problem arose with the hydraulic cylinder. Last year, the boat finished first, but received a one-hour penalty for the dangerous incident c Comanche at the start of the regatta and lost the title winners line honours and the title holders of the land speed record Rolex Sydney Hobart. And Read more

Sydney Hobart : Maxi-yachts heading for the finish line

Randall G. Lucchesi

Less than two hundred nautical miles will be the 100-foot Comanche (skipper and co-owner Jim Cooney) to the finish line in Hobart. Last year’s line honours winner can repeat the success this time, except… But that’s unlikely she’s willing to concede the other three Maxi-yachts taking part in the 74th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Yes, Comanche ahead, but competitors nearby. At 11.30 a.m. Moscow time, Black Jack (skipper and owner Peter Harburg) lagged by only 1.9 miles, while Wild Read more