Betreff: Clipper 2002 Race Report
Absender: "Clipper _blanks" 
Empfänger: "Irvin Krumnacker" 
Datum: 07. Dec 2002 11:40


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>From Clipper Ventures
To: Dr Irvin Krumnacker
E-mail: Dr.Krumnacker@t-online.de


Dear Dr Irvin

CLIPPER 2002 RACE REPORT
7, December 2002

FULLER FINISHES FIRST IN LEG ONE FINALE

Samantha Fuller, the first ever female Clipper skipper, has today lead _blank
York Clipper to victory in race two of the Clipper 2002 Round the World
Yacht Race. At 08:15 GMT (03:15 local time) Samantha and her crew triumphed
across the finishing line off the entrance to Havana Harbour in Cuba after a
28-day transatlantic race.

At 26, Samantha is the youngest of the eight rival skippers and has boasted
a commanding lead of the fleet since shortly after the race start off
Cascais, Portugal, on 10 November.

_blank York Clipper will now make her way down the coast to International
Marina Hemingway, some 9 miles to the west. Because the wind is now blowing
strongly from the north they will wait until first light before entering the
narrow channel through the coral that leads to the Marina. Bristol Clipper
is lining up to clinch second place and, with less than 60 miles to run, is
expected to cross the finish line at 16:00 GMT.

An amazing 2 miles separates London, Jersey and Hong Kong, all with around
176 miles left to run at 04:00 GMT. After 27 days and 4,000 miles this is
quite fantastic racing!

The story is just the same 70 miles further astern where Glasgow, Cape Town
and Liverpool are virtually neck and neck and constantly swapping positions.
With 245 miles to run we hope that the _blank wind will bring them to Havana in
about 30-36 hours, making an ETA of 10:00 - 16:00 GMT Sunday, 8 December.

After the challenging, tactical racing and testing weather conditions of the
first leg, the 15-strong _blank York Clipper crew will celebrate during an
eventful race stopover hosted by the Hemingway International Yacht Club of
Cuba.

After a well-deserved rest in the tropical climes of the Caribbean, the
Clippers will be back on the high seas on Saturday, 14 December when they
will race from Cuba to Hawaii, via Panama and the Galapagos Islands.

CLIPPER 2002 LATEST POSITIONS
04:00, 7 December 2002

Pos    Yacht       Distance To Finish
1    _blank York       25.29 (nautical miles)
2    Bristol       100.14
3    London       174.91
4    Jersey       175.20
5   Hong Kong       176.74
6    Liverpool       241.31
7    Glasgow       245.26
8    Cape Town       250.48

Clipper _blanks Distribution
Clipper Ventures Plc
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