1973 Whitbread racer to join Volvo Legends - Copernicus confirms entry

2:33 PM Thu 2 Dec 2010 GMT

'Copernicus' Wikipedia

Polish yacht Copernicus, the smallest yacht to complete the very first Whitbread Round the World Race (the forerunner of the Volvo Ocean Race) in 1973-74 will join Great Britain II/Whitbread Heritage on the start line of the Volvo Ocean Race Legends, the first official reunion and regatta to be held in Alicante next year and celebrating the first 10 races held over 37 years. The 45' Copernicus was built especially for the first Whitbread by the Gdanska Stocznia Jachtowa 'Stogi' boatyard in Poland, with a lot of help from the members of the Yacht Klub Stal Gdynia on the Baltic ...

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