Uniquely Singapore wins Race 8 from Hawaii to Santa Cruz
16 April 2008
Uniquely Singapore clinches victory in nail-biting finish into Santa Cruz
Uniquely Singapore has managed to steal line honours from Nova Scotia by crossing the finish line at 05:16 local (12:16 GMT) Wednesday morning at the end of Race 8 from Hawaii to Santa Cruz of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race. In a nail biting finish in light airs the Singaporean team managed to overtake the team representing the east coast province of Canada crossing less than an hour later at 05:51 local (12:51 GMT).
Uniquely Singapore was the first of the ten internationally-sponsored yachts competing in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race to arrive in Santa Cruz at the end of the latest 2,080-mile stage from Honolulu. They were closely followed into Santa Cruz Harbour by second placed Nova Scotia and both teams were greeted by a group of local volunteers and representatives from the Santa Cruz Yacht Club, who welcomed the crews and skippers to the Californian port.
The victory for Uniquely Singapore marks their first win of the Clipper 07-08 Race series and their first podium position of the race so far. Skipper Mark Preedy and his crew were clearly elated as they pulled alongside. “I’m over the moon!” exclaimed a delighted Mark “It seemed like a lot of the crew had settled for second place at the end there until we started to see the lights of Nova Scotia on the final approach. So we kept going, as we knew we had a good chance of getting closer, and we kept pushing hard. We were the northerly boat so we had an advantage and when the wind died it was a bit of a free for all. They chose to fly the spinnaker whilst we went for the windseeker and the wind came round the right way for us and we took them just before the line.”
A tactical decision to head north paid off for both teams as they achieved more favourable wind angles and avoided the wind holes that beset the rest of the fleet further south.
Skipper of Nova Scotia, Rob McInally said, “Absolutely fantastic, the team has been amazing, even when we were trying to keep first place and finished in second. It’s been a really good race, from being first across the start line in Hawaii to finishing in a podium position.”
The majority of the fleet are expected to arrive over the next couple of days with the US entry, New York expected to take the final podium position and arrive in Santa Cruz Harbour later today. Durban 2010 and Beyond and westernaustralia2011.com ,will complete the fleet by arriving in Santa Cruz early next week. The two southern hemisphere teams were delayed leaving Hawaii due to essential mast refit work as a result the dramatic dismasting of both yachts during Race 7 from Qingdao, China.
Clipper 07-08 is the sixth edition of the biennial Clipper Race and the Santa Cruz stopover marks the first time the race has visited a port on the west coast of the United States. During the teams’ short visit the fleet is being hosted by the Santa Cruz Yacht Club who will also host the prize giving ceremony on Monday 21 April.
SCYC Commodore Bret Grippenstraw said, “It was great to see the boats arrive this morning and we’re really excited about being involved in the stopover. It’s a great thing for Santa Cruz and the harbour and we’re really happy to have the Clipper yachts here.”
The Clipper Race is the only round the world yacht race for non-professional sailors and the amateur crews, representing 27 different nationalities across the ten teams, are each led by a professional skipper. As well as performing the routine maintenance required to keep their ocean racing yachts in top performance condition and shopping for food for the next race, the crews will also have some time to enjoy the sights, sounds and flavours of California during the stopover.
The Californian stopover of Clipper 07-08 has also been timed to coincide with the Strictly Sail Pacific boat show, which begins today at Jack London Square, Oakland, California. The Clipper Race will be exhibiting at the show today and this coming weekend and Crew Recruitment Manager David Cusworth will be on hand explain how prospective crew members can get onboard and take on the challenge of a lifetime. To find out more about the race and how to become a crew member on Clipper 09-10 please contact David Cusworth on +1 (831) 239 5116, or email oceanracer@clipperroundtheworld.com.
ENDS
NOTES TO EDITORS
The Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race began on 16 September 2007 in Liverpool. The race lasts ten months and takes in 35,000 miles of ocean racing. The overall race is divided into seven legs and a total of 14 individual races. Points are accumulated according to each race position, and the yacht with the highest total at the finish on 5 July 2008 wins the race trophy.
For media information, photographs and interviews with skippers, crew or Race Team, please contact:
Zoe Williamson, Communications Coordinator (in Santa Cruz)
Mobile in Santa Cruz (808) 228-2646 (from 15 April)
Email: zwilliamson@clipper-ventures.com
Heather Ewing, Communications Coordinator (in UK)
Tel: +44 (0) 2392 526000
UK Mobile: +44 (0) 7792 408 695
Email: hewing@clipper-ventures.com
For further information log onto www.clipperroundtheworld.com
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Uniquely Singapore clinches victory in nail-biting finish into Santa Cruz
Uniquely Singapore has managed to steal line honours from Nova Scotia by crossing the finish line at 05:16 local (12:16 GMT) Wednesday morning at the end of Race 8 from Hawaii to Santa Cruz of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race. In a nail biting finish in light airs the Singaporean team managed to overtake the team representing the east coast province of Canada crossing less than an hour later at 05:51 local (12:51 GMT).
Uniquely Singapore was the first of the ten internationally-sponsored yachts competing in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race to arrive in Santa Cruz at the end of the latest 2,080-mile stage from Honolulu. They were closely followed into Santa Cruz Harbour by second placed Nova Scotia and both teams were greeted by a group of local volunteers and representatives from the Santa Cruz Yacht Club, who welcomed the crews and skippers to the Californian port.
The victory for Uniquely Singapore marks their first win of the Clipper 07-08 Race series and their first podium position of the race so far. Skipper Mark Preedy and his crew were clearly elated as they pulled alongside. “I’m over the moon!” exclaimed a delighted Mark “It seemed like a lot of the crew had settled for second place at the end there until we started to see the lights of Nova Scotia on the final approach. So we kept going, as we knew we had a good chance of getting closer, and we kept pushing hard. We were the northerly boat so we had an advantage and when the wind died it was a bit of a free for all. They chose to fly the spinnaker whilst we went for the windseeker and the wind came round the right way for us and we took them just before the line.”
A tactical decision to head north paid off for both teams as they achieved more favourable wind angles and avoided the wind holes that beset the rest of the fleet further south.
Skipper of Nova Scotia, Rob McInally said, “Absolutely fantastic, the team has been amazing, even when we were trying to keep first place and finished in second. It’s been a really good race, from being first across the start line in Hawaii to finishing in a podium position.”
The majority of the fleet are expected to arrive over the next couple of days with the US entry, New York expected to take the final podium position and arrive in Santa Cruz Harbour later today. Durban 2010 and Beyond and westernaustralia2011.com ,will complete the fleet by arriving in Santa Cruz early next week. The two southern hemisphere teams were delayed leaving Hawaii due to essential mast refit work as a result the dramatic dismasting of both yachts during Race 7 from Qingdao, China.
Clipper 07-08 is the sixth edition of the biennial Clipper Race and the Santa Cruz stopover marks the first time the race has visited a port on the west coast of the United States. During the teams’ short visit the fleet is being hosted by the Santa Cruz Yacht Club who will also host the prize giving ceremony on Monday 21 April.
SCYC Commodore Bret Grippenstraw said, “It was great to see the boats arrive this morning and we’re really excited about being involved in the stopover. It’s a great thing for Santa Cruz and the harbour and we’re really happy to have the Clipper yachts here.”
The Clipper Race is the only round the world yacht race for non-professional sailors and the amateur crews, representing 27 different nationalities across the ten teams, are each led by a professional skipper. As well as performing the routine maintenance required to keep their ocean racing yachts in top performance condition and shopping for food for the next race, the crews will also have some time to enjoy the sights, sounds and flavours of California during the stopover.
The Californian stopover of Clipper 07-08 has also been timed to coincide with the Strictly Sail Pacific boat show, which begins today at Jack London Square, Oakland, California. The Clipper Race will be exhibiting at the show today and this coming weekend and Crew Recruitment Manager David Cusworth will be on hand explain how prospective crew members can get onboard and take on the challenge of a lifetime. To find out more about the race and how to become a crew member on Clipper 09-10 please contact David Cusworth on +1 (831) 239 5116, or email oceanracer@clipperroundtheworld.com.
ENDS
NOTES TO EDITORS
The Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race began on 16 September 2007 in Liverpool. The race lasts ten months and takes in 35,000 miles of ocean racing. The overall race is divided into seven legs and a total of 14 individual races. Points are accumulated according to each race position, and the yacht with the highest total at the finish on 5 July 2008 wins the race trophy.
For media information, photographs and interviews with skippers, crew or Race Team, please contact:
Zoe Williamson, Communications Coordinator (in Santa Cruz)
Mobile in Santa Cruz (808) 228-2646 (from 15 April)
Email: zwilliamson@clipper-ventures.com
Heather Ewing, Communications Coordinator (in UK)
Tel: +44 (0) 2392 526000
UK Mobile: +44 (0) 7792 408 695
Email: hewing@clipper-ventures.com
For further information log onto www.clipperroundtheworld.com
Visitors, users and viewers of the content to which this notice is attached may copy it for re-use and syndicate the content by whatever means for use to other internet content sites on condition the source of all material so used is acknowledged with the attachment of the following notice.
www.superyachtnews.blogspot.com 2008
www.ajaxnetphoto.com 2008
This content may be used in any print media made available for commercial resale.
The products and companies named in this website content are trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners or licensed users.
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