Beluga Racer approaching Cape Town


11:09 AM Sun 16 Nov 2008 GMT
'Beluga Racer on a charge toward Cape Town - www.beluga-racer.com- Portimao Global Ocean Race'
The leading boat in the Portim?o Global Ocean Race, German entry Beluga Racer is currently 38 miles from the finish line in Cape Town at 06:20 UTC. They are sailing at 10.2 knots giving them an ETA of 11:00 UTC - 13:00 local time in Cape Town.

The second boat, Chilean entry Desafio Cabo de Hornos is 38 miles astern. They have an ETA of 14:30 UTC - 16:30 local time.

The finish line is right off the entrance to Cape Town harbour. Directly after finishing Beluga Racer will proceed to a welcome dock in front of the Royal Cape Yacht Club.

You can view the positions on the Race Tracker which is being updated every hour as the boats finish - go to www.globalracetracker.com/en/

For more information please go to the Race Website - portimaorace.com




by Brian Hancock



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