Newport Bermuda 2010 - Speedboat finishes in slow time -Il Mostro next



6:49 PM Mon 21 Jun 2010 GMT
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2010 Newport Bermuda Race' Daniel Forster Click Here to view large photo
Newport Bermuda Race 2010 - Alex Jackson's maxi 100-footer sloop Speedboat finished the 635 nautical mile race early Monday morning at 3:49 AM EDT. Finishing second at 6:25 was Puma Racing's Il Mostro, a 70-foot Volvo Ocean Race boat sailed by Kenny Read, whose brother, Brad, was in Speedboat's afterguard. Boat boats sailed in the Open Division for racing yachts with canting keels. It was a slow race, with Speedboat making the 635-mile course in just over 59 hours after the start at Newport on Friday. The crew of 25 never reefed the boat. In the light to moderate conditions ...


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by John Rousmaniere




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