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Teams have been facing blustery conditions more reminiscent of the tough Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as winds hit 50 knots gusting and high surf speeds are reached on route to Da Nang, Vietnam.
IchorCoal Skipper Darren Ladd, in seventh but racing closely in line with sixth placed Da Nang – Viet Nam, notes: “Continuing under white sails, Andy Murden (circumnavigator) recorded a boat speed of 29.95 knots, beating the boat's PB by about 6 knots and leaving the rest of us stunned.
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