Gold Coastbreak forClipper crew

LONDONDERRY’S Clipper crew arrived on Australia’s Gold Coast for a brief respite from their round the world voyage before setting sail for the next gruelling stage of the world’s longest yacht race over Christmas.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Dec 2011, 09:13 BST

The Northern Ireland yacht finished in tenth place in the race from Tauranga, New Zealand.

Derry-Londonderry’s crew have struggled a bit to find their rhythm in the competition but LegenDerry skipper, Mark Light, while a little disappointed, is not down-hearted.

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“It was a very strange race,” he commented. “We had all sorts of different weather which changed very quickly. We actually raced really well. I know we came in tenth but I’m not too disappointed because the attitude on board and the way we raced was very good.

“There’s not a lot between any of the boats – we all arrived on the same day. It must have been a great finish between Visit Finland and Gold Coast Australia and I’m pretty happy thinking we did what we could do in this one.”

The fleet will set sail for Singapore in Race 7 of the 15-race series on Christmas Eve.

All ten yachts will take part in a Parade of Sail before the race start, which will take place at 1130 local time (0130 UTC) on December 24

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