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Marinersguide.com June 1, 1999 News |
| World Racing News |
| America's Cup Aloha Challenge skippered by John Kolius will launch Abracadabra 2000 on June 12. This will be the third syndicate to launch a new IACC boat. Russell Coutts, skipper of Team New Zealand won the One Design Chesapeake Grand Prix regatta. The race was part of the Baltimore Water Festival featured in our Photo Gallery. |
| Around Alone The Final Report! Only two of a starting 7 boats finished Class I. Soldini (FILA) took first and Thiercelin (SOMEWHERE) took second. Class II started with 9 boats and finished with 7. First place went to Mouligne (Cray Valley), Garside (Magellan Alpha) took second and Van Liew (Balance Bar) third. Autissier presented Soldini with the Seamanship Award for his superb sailing while rescuing Autissier from her overturned yacht. Soldini also received the Arthur B. Hansen Rescue Medal for rescuing Autissier and the Spirit of Around Alone Award for best embodying the values and traditions of the race. He also received an honorary doctorate in the Humanities from the College of Charleston. The Russian, Viktor Yazykov dedicated the gold earing he earned rounding Cape Horn to the memory of Harry Mitchell. Mitchell disappeared near the Horn in the last race. Lacking prize money the race organizers gave each skipper a free T-shirt. |
| Clipper Racing The fleet is about to finish the Seychells - Durban leg. Ariel is once again in the lead and Antiope challenging. David Cullen files daily reports. |
| Marinersguide.com News |
| Photo Gallery Racing season has started here on the Chesapeake Bay and we've added many new photographs from Havre de Grace and CBYRA events. We spent a day at the Baltimore Water Festival. The Whitbread Festival was so successful they just had to do it again. You can view these high quality pictures in the Photo Gallery and turn any photograph in our collection into wallpaper. |