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HI FI
(HKG) takes line honours in Subic Bay at 23.03.2008 Rolex China Sea
Race 2008 HI FI (HKG) HKG2112 Skipper: "Neil Pryde" IRC
IRC Racing Division
A, HI FI (HKG), is the first to finish
An increase in wind strength
off the West coast of the Philippines
overnight gave the lead boats exactly what they needed to close in on the
finish line off Grande Island at the entrance to Subic Bay, Philippines
on Easter Sunday. Neil Pryde's Wellbourn 52 Hi Fi crossed the finish
line just before noon local time with an elapsed time of 71 hrs 35mins 42 secs.
Hi Fi completed the course with an average speed of 7.6
knots over the 565-nautical mile course from Hong Kong to the Philippines.
Not a bad speed considering the boat "parked up" yesterday morning
for five hours with no wind at all. A long, hot wait for a boat that could be
excused for wondering then if its' game plan had gone wrong.
information and photo from regattanews.com - RCSR - Press
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