Clipper 09-10: Navigating the English Channel

11:40 AM Sun 11 Jul 2010 GMT

'Clipper Fleet Start Race 13 from Cork' Clipper Ventures PLC &copy

Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, Race 13, Ireland to Ijmuiden. Day 3 report. Day three of Race 13 and the competition is as close as ever as the teams navigate their way through the busy shipping lanes of the English Channel. The Clipper 68s are separated by a mere eight nautical miles and the heavier Challenge 67 of Cork has also been performing well and if their IRC handicap were to be applied now they would most likely have a position at the front of the fleet. Race Director Joff Bailey, explains, 'It is difficult to judge on ...

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by Clipper Ventures PLC