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UPDATE: Nearly half the fleet have rounded Flinders Islet, Ichi Ban extends IRC lead, Comanche closes on race record

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  • 15 Sep, 2018 06:01:00 AM
UPDATE: Nearly half the fleet have rounded Flinders Islet, Ichi Ban extends IRC lead, Comanche closes on race record

UPDATE: Nearly half the fleet have rounded Flinders Islet, Ichi Ban extends IRC lead, Comanche closes on race record

Get the latest on what could be the fastest Flinders Islet Race in history

Zoe Taylor's Cookson 12 Grace O'Malley has rounded Flinders Islet, 11th on Line Honours, marking almost half the fleet now heading north to the finish line in Sydney Harbour. 

Matt Allen's Ichi Ban has lengthened their lead in IRC division against closest rival, Mark Griffith's Showtime, currently sitting more than 20 minutes in front on corrected time. 

Jim Cooney and Samantha Grant's Comanche look set to smash the race record, currently and is off Maroubra Beach flying northward at 14 knots. They are due to arrive at the finish around 4:20pm today, potentially smashing the current race record by more than an hour. 

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