Clipper 09-10 - Hull & Humber focused on home port victory



2:13 PM Fri 16 Jul 2010 GMT
'THe Clipper Fleet at the start of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Race in Hull' onEdition &copy
Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race is on the final leg and in the last 24 hours Mother Nature is throwing the crews of the ten yachts one final challenge to remember her by. In strong winds the crews left Ijmuiden in the Netherlands and were quickly blasting their way across the North Sea, the heavy shipping and oil and gas platforms adding to the navigational obstacles between them and the finish line off the coast of north east England. Hull & Humber's crew are entirely focussed on winning this last race to their home port. Skipper, Justin Taylor, ...


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