Wednesday 5 June 2013

Auckland to Musket Cove race, Team Vodafone breaks its own record in Auckland to Fiji race

From the following article on the Royal New Zealand Yacht Club website:

http://www.rnzys.org.nz/NewsEvents/News/tabid/274/ctl/Details/mid/774/ItemID/1126/Default.aspx

5 June 2013: TeamVodafoneSailing has finished the Auckland to Musket Cove, Fiji Ocean Race in a new best time of 101 hours, 5 minutes and 5 seconds.

The trimaran, owned and skippered by Simon Hull, crossed the finish line in Fiji at 1905hrs today, after 1,150 nautical miles of sailing.

It set the previous record in the 2011 race, sailing hard to beat Emirates Team New Zealand's boat, Camper, into the finish line by less than 20 minutes.


 

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