Betreff: Clipper 2002 Race Report
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Datum: 01. Feb 2003 14:51


Clipper 2002 Race Report
1 February 2003

SO CLOSE!

After being virtually neck and neck for the last 1,500 miles, Hong Kong and
Glasgow crossed the finish line at Ko Olina Marina within an hour of each
other.

Having overtaken Glasgow Clipper two days ago, Hong Kong skipper Justin
Taylor and his crew managed to indextain their lead to finish at 20:58 GMT
yesterday with Rupert Parkhouse bringing the Glasgow crew in a mere 47
minutes later at 21:45.

Both crews were greeted at the dock and were soon enjoying a well-deserved
cold beer.

Despite Hong Kong’s bold move north to cross the ITCZ before the rest of the
fleet, both skipper’s tactics were such that over half the race was sailed
within a few miles of each other, turning a crossing of the world’s largest
ocean in to a virtual match race.

At the time of writing Cape Town Clipper, skippered by Roger
Steven-Jennings, had just crossed the finish line of the 4,200 mile Ko Olina
Cup Race (13:46 GMT) to take seventh place. Race Director, Colin de Mowbray,
and the ever helpful staff of the Ko Olina Marina eagerly await their
arrival dockside, where it is approaching 4 o'clock in the morning!

Meanwhile Sam Fuller and the _blank York crew are making steady, if slow,
progress towards the finish. Sam reported that the wind was frustratingly
light and said that although they had just over 150 miles to go, they could
well be the longest miles of the race.

They are expecting to reach the finish line in the early hours of tomorrow
morning, which is Saturday evening in Hawaii so they can be assured of a
raucous welcome from their rival crews!

KO OLINA CUP RACE, GALAPAGOS TO HAWAII

Pos    Yacht       Finishing Time (GMT)
1    Bristol       07:41 on 31/01/03
2    Liverpool    10:13 on 31/01/03
3    Jersey       10:25 on 31/01/03
4   London      15:45 on 31/01/03
5    Hong Kong    20:58 on 31/01/03
6    Glasgow    21:45 on 31/01/03
7    Cape Town    13:46 on 01/02/03
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8    _blank York    164 nautical miles to finish at 04:00 GMT

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Race 5 Galapagos to Hawaii - THE KO OLINA CUP
Clipper 2002 visit to Hawaii will be hosted by Ko Olina Marina and Resort
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