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Chinese Whisper takes line honours by a matter of seconds

Chinese Whisper takes line honours by a matter of seconds

Chinese Whisper takes line honours by a matter of seconds

After a long fought battle it came down to less than a minute

After a great start to the 90 nautical mile dash, being the first yacht out of Sydney Harbour in the lumpy northerly conditions it was hard to see the crew on Chinese Whisper giving up the lead.

As the afternoon progressed and the yachts made their way down the south coast towards Flinders Islet, the conditions were not kind as when they made it to the islet and turned for home Ichi Ban and No limit were clear ahead.

They did not give up the whole way home and as they entered Sydney Harbour were within touching distance to No Limit. The battle ensued as the charged towards the finish. Within eye sight of the finish Chinese Whisper made her move and crossed the line with a distance to No Limit of only 47 seconds.

More to come!

 

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