Clipper Round World Race 07-08 www.clipper-ventures.com - Übersicht Race Viewer mit Google maps ! To see the latest images from the Race 10 start of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race from Panama to Jamaica, please visit World Wide Images gallery at: http://www.w-w-i.com/clipper_0708_race/ World Wide Images is the official media image library for the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race. We are hosting high resolution, free for editorial use images of all the action. Race 10 to Jamaica gets underway in Clipper 07-08 Vor Start Race 10 von Panama nach Jamaica Foto: Heather Ewing/onEdition 19 May 2008 Panama The ten internationally-backed yachts of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race fleet have started Race 10 from Panama to Jamaica. The last four yachts to transit the Panama Canal sailed out into the Caribbean on Sunday night to join the six who had completed their passage during Friday and Saturday for the Le Mans start at a prearranged rendezvous point. In a Le Mans start the yachts line up with only their indexsails hoisted. On the starting signal they must raise their headsails as quickly as they can to gain as much advantage as possible over their competition. The 590-mile race is one of the shortest of the 14 individual races in Clipper 07-08 and will be an upwind sprint to the Caribbean island and the finish line before the fleet arrives in Port Antonio, Jamaica. Current leaders Hull & Humber are confident they can indextain their current form and make another appearance on the podium. Round the world crew member Nigel Rose says, ³The race is going to be manic because it¹s a sprint so there¹s not going to be any weather routing issues or anything. It¹s just going to be side by side for four days so it¹s going to be tough and demanding. We seem to be able to push the boat harder than most. It¹s challenging but we¹re very good at it.² James Douglas is a member of the ONE HULL Tag Team, a group of young people from Hull who are sailing a leg each in the 35,000-mile race around the world. He says, ³I reckon this race is going to be a lot more difficult than the last one, definitely. It¹s another different experience, beating all the way. We¹re confident of getting another first place. We¹ve got a good crew on here, so I reckon we can do it again.² Skipper Danny Watson agrees. ³We¹ve got very good crew morale at the moment,² he says. ³We¹ve had two firsts out of the last three races and we all enjoy each other¹s company. Everyone¹s up for giving it a real good blast for four days up to Jamaica.² The Panama Canal transit was completed in just four days from the arrival of the first yachts on Wednesday 14 May. Clipper 07-08 Race Director, Joff Bailey, says, ³Our sincere thanks go to the Panama Canal Authority who ensured we transited with the minimum delay. It means we have managed to make up more of the time we lost in Hawaii last month and are on schedule to start Race 11 from Jamaica as planned next Saturday.² Hull & Humber was in the second group of Clipper yachts to transit the Panama Canal. Brendan Decordova, another of the ONE HULL Tag Team, says, ³Going through the canal was impressive ­ the locks are huge. When you see the gates close behind you, you get quite emotional about leaving the Pacific behind. When you get to the Atlantic you do feel like you¹ve travelled across a continent.² With approximately 8,000 miles left of their 35,000-mile circumnavigation and just five races to go, the Hull & Humber crew know they will have to indextain their momentum if they want to stay ahead of New York, Durban 2010 and Beyond and Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper who are all nipping at their heels. The yachts are expected to arrive in Errol Flynn Marina, Port Antonio, late on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Berths are now available for the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. For more information on applying to become a crew member, contact Clipper Ventures on +44 (0) 2392 526000 or email oceanracer@clipperroundtheworld.com. ENDS - For further information log onto www.clipperroundtheworld.com World Wide Images T: +44(0)20 7498 9100 F: +44(0)20 7978 1469 E: info@W-W-I.com W: http://www.W-W-I.com Our on-line image library World Wide Images can be viewed at: http://www.W-W-I.com Copyright © 1996-2016 - SEGEL.DE