Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race www.clipper-ventures.com - Übersicht 16th November 2005 Westernaustralia.com clinches second win into Durban Photo by: Colin de Mowbray David Pryce and his crew on Westernaustralia.com crossed the finish line off Durban in first place on Wednesday, clinching first place in race 3 after holding a commanding lead for much of the race from Salvador. Westernaustralia.com crossed the line at 0136 UTC in light airs to a burst of fireworks at the mouth of the harbour recording their second win in a row. After 23 days racing across the Atlantic, the winning crew arrived at the Clipper Race Village at Yacht Mole to a spectacular Zulu warrior welcome at dawn with high energy dancing, drumming and singing. After sampling a traditional Zulu drink from a carved wooden calabash, Westernaustralia.com Skipper David Pryce said: ‘The wind was up and down all night and we had to pull out all our energy to keep it up for another night. ‘We had thought we were going to get in yesterday but the wind died and we ended up having to tack up the coast. We were grateful to have such a good lead as it took a bit of the pressure off.’ New York is currently lying in second place and is expected to finish later on Wednesday. Cardiff and Qingdao are battling it out for third place, with just two miles separating their respective distances to the finish at the last radio sched. Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE