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Around Alone • Leg 5
Derek Hatfield closed the loop on Around Alone 2002-03
The quiet Canadian, skipper Derek Hatfield on board Open 40 Spirit of Canada, closed the loop on Around Alone 2002-03 when he crossed the finish line off Castle Hill at 10:56:25 local time (14:56:25 GMT) in Newport RI. The ocean off Rhode Island undulated lazily with a slight swell under a hazy summer sky as Spirit of Canada slipped through (...) -
Around Alone • Leg 5
Alan Paris becomes first Bermudian solo circumnavigator
At the end of a beautiful Mothering Sunday in Newport RI, Bermudian skipper Alan Paris on Open 40 BTC Velocity reached across the finish line in a rising 20 knot breeze at 20:22:08 GMT (16:22:08 local time). The bearded Bermudian was holding high his national flag, and was met by a gaggle of spectator boats cheering the weary sailor home after (...)
Monocoques de LHT<12.18 m (jauge Class 40).