Melbourne to Vanuatu Race - Turbo crosses finish line

4:02 AM Thu 15 Jul 2010 GMT

'Turbo off the line - Melbourne to Vanuatu' John Curnow

Melbourne to Vanuatu Race update. Turbo crossed the finish line in Port Vila at 12:11:33 AEST. 'We're All OK and really delighted with the result', said Skipper, Bill Feore. As well they should be too. IRC and PHS in the bag. M2V Race Director, Bob Tanner, was also thrilled. 'They've sailed magnificently and it is such a good result for them. Bill Feore has been ocean racing and cruising in a succession of boats since the 1970's. There was Pur Sang (Savage 42), Fantasea (Adams Carina 44) and currently Turbo (Adams 11.9). You'll see his name mentioned regularly in Westcoaster ...

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