5 JULY 2008
New York claims victory in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race
Albert Dock, Liverpool, UK
New York crossed the finish line of Race 14 in first place at 0014 GMT (0114
BST) on Saturday claiming the overall title of Clipper 07-08. Duggie
Gillespie and his team will claim the maximum ten points for securing their
sixth first place in the ten-month series, giving them an unassailable lead
over their nearest rivals, Hull & Humber. For Danny Watson and his team,
hopes of an overall victory failed as the New York team stretched out a
narrow lead over the rest of the fleet as they pushed towards Liverpool.
Hull & Humber started Race 14 with a 3.5 point deficit to New York. New York
finishes Clipper 07-08 with their final point tally in triple digits at
103.5 overall.
Uniquely Singapore finished Race 14 in second place, crossing the finish
line at 0034 GMT (0134 BST), with Hull & Humber less than three minutes
behind, taking the final podium of Clipper 07-08 when they crossed the line
at 0037 (0137 BST).
Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper crossed the finish line of Race 14 of
the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race in sixth place at 01:46:20 GMT
(02:46:20 BST) on Saturday claiming third place overall in the biennial
event. In an incredibly close finish after 240 nautical miles of racing from
Cork, Liverpool 08 crossed the line less than one minute ahead of the
Glasgow team at 01:45:25 GMT (02:45:25 BST) to claim fifth place in Race 14.
Liverpool 08 had been battling with Qingdao for 4th overall, but the Chinese
teamıs fourth place finish in Race 14 will secure them fourth place overall.
Marcus Cholerton-Brown and his Qingdao team crossed the line at 0125 GMT
(0225 BST) scuppering Ben Gallowayıs hopes of an overall fourth place as he
sailed into his teamıs home port.
Hannah Jenner, Skipper of Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper started Race
14 from Cork to Liverpool with an incontestable lead over the reindexing
seven yachts and was guaranteed a podium position overall. With the five
points awarded for her sixth place finish in Race 14, Hannah Jenner and the
Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper team have a final tally of 87 points
overall at the end of their 35,000-mile race around the globe.
Jamaica finished seventh in Race 14, taking the final points tally for the
popular team to 40.5. Jamaica was followed across the Clipper 07-08 finish
line 20 minutes later by Durban 2010 and Beyond. The South African teamıs
eighth place in Race 14 confirms them in sixth place overall with a total of
70 points. Clipper 05-06 title holders westernaustralia2011.com finished
ninth in the final race of the Clipper 07-08 series to finish the
circumnavigation in eighth place overall. And a little over four and a half
hours after the first yacht, Nova Scotia completed the race in tenth place
giving the Canadian team a final total of 50.5 points.
ENDS
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Fotos: onEdition
Große Preisverleihung in Liverpool
Jamaica ist am Ziel
Gewitterwpolken über Liverpool
New York gewinnt Clipper Race 07/08
Clipperflotte vor Liverpool
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