Velo Veloce tops the IRC 52's at IRC Fall Championships

4:24 PM Tue 2 Nov 2010 GMT

'Vela Veloce, Richard Oland's Southern Cross 52' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster

Vela Veloce, Richard Oland's Southern Cross 52 won the IRC 52 Class at the 2010 IRC Fall Championship Regatta hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club from October 29-31. Vele Veloce was second overall to Dan Meyers' Numbers, a Judel-Vrolijk 66.5, in the IRC 1 Division. With this week's performance, Vela Veloce clinched the 2010 US-IRC Gulf Stream Series, which comprises 19 events throughout the year, including the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Key West Race Week, the Newport to Bermuda Race, and the US-IRC Long Island Sound Championship. Richard Clarke, Vela Veloce's helmsman, was happy with the championship victory. 'We're ...

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by Lynn Fitzpatrick