Clipper 09-10 - Emotional Cork crew leads fleet into Ireland

9:33 PM Sun 27 Jun 2010 GMT

'Cork Clipper under spinnaker arrives in Kinsale, Ireland - Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race' Clipper Ventures PLC &copy

Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race At times during the last nine months the crew of Cork might have thought this moment would never arrive but on Sunday evening at 1947 local time (1847 GMT) they crossed the finish line at Kinsale; an emotional moment as they led the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race fleet into their home port at the end of the final transatlantic crossing of the 35,000-mile contest. Cork's original yacht ran aground on a submerged reef in the Java Sea in January, Clipper's first loss of a boat in 14 years and more ...

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