2010 VinaCapital Vietnam Race stopped by Super-Typhoon Megi



10:55 AM Mon 18 Oct 2010 GMT
'Super Typhoon Megi, 17 October 2010. Luzon, Philippines, marked lower left corner. Taiwan is top left' NOAA
The VinaCapital Hong Kong to Vietnam Race, organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC), originally scheduled to start on 20 October 2010, Wednesday has been postponed due to the forecast impact of Super Typhoon Megi. Sponsored since 2004 by Vietnam investments and real estate company, VinaCapital, this 656nm race is described by 2008 winner and regular competitor, Neil Pryde, as 'one of the great Ocean races, combining an exhilarating downhill slide with a very interesting tactical challenge that unfolds as the fleet approaches the Vietnam coast .the race that nobody wants to miss'. Race Chairman, Geoff Hill, went ...


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