Absender: "Aroundalone"
Datum: 23. Jan 2003 02:52
AN ALL BLACK ARRIVAL
It was an all-black kind of arrival as Tim Kent sailed Everest Horizontal across the finish line to complete Leg 3 of the Around Alone race. The night was as dark as coal matched only by the interior of the yacht after a week of sooty smoke from the engine coated every single part of the interior. The only bright spot was the fire still blazing on Mount Maunganui as firefighters were still fighting the blaze despite the early hour. Moments after crossing the finish line there was more drama as the furling line on the headsail snapped just as the wind gusted to 25 knots and Everest Horizontal skidded towards hard, rocky land. Fortunately the shore crew jumped on board to help Tim drop his sail and moments later everything was under control. "Typical of this leg," Tim said with a wry smile.
TimÂ’s arrival is the first of three expected today. Derek Hatfield on Spirit of Canada was just over 60 miles from the finish line when Everest completed the leg. His ETA is around 09:00 local time. Further back Kojiro Shiraishi on Spirit of yukoh was enjoying fast sailing and is expected to arrive in Tauranga late Thursday afternoon. A full story on the arrivals of Everest Horizontal and Spirit of Canada will be posted soon after Derek Hatfield finishes.
The official finish time for Everest Horizontal was 02:09:04 local time. (13:09:04 GMT)
--- Brian Hancock great.circle@verizon.net
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