TeamVodafoneSailing pulls out the stops for Fiji race record + Video

7:12 PM Tue 24 May 2011 GMT

'TeamVodafoneSailing hit 30kts on the Waitemata harbour ahead of the Auckland Fiji Race' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

All going well, TeamVodafoneSailing will treat New Zealand's biggest offshore yacht race, the Auckland Fiji Race, as a sprint - expecting to complete the course in just a few days. The 1140 nautical mile race starts on 4 June from Auckland, and finishes in Musket Cove, Fiji. Enroute the 60 foot trimaran, which is capable of sustaining speeds of up to 30 knots, could encounter anything the ocean chooses to throw at them. But boat and crew are well prepared. Hundreds of thousands of sailing miles have been accumulated by the nine crew, which includes Owner and Skipper Simon Hull, ...

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by TeamVodafoneSailing Media