Transatlantic Race 2011 - Significant lead



9:11 AM Sun 3 Jul 2011 GMT
'The second of three starts to the Transatlantic Race 2011, off Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.' Amory Ross / Transatlantic Race 2011
Transatlantic Race 2011 Nordwind and Carina have opened up a significant lead on the rest of the fleet that started the Transatlantic Race 2011 on June 26. These two yachts have stayed in good pressure, whilst the yachts behind that stayed north have not -- leaving them well over 100 miles behind the frontrunners. There was, however, high drama aboard British Soldier on Thursday night. 'The wind got up to 26 knots and shifted 25 degrees to the west. Small matter of a Chinese gybe' reported skipper Nick Bate (Falmouth, U.K.). 'With the boat pinned down by both the mainsail ...


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