Monday
5th March 2001, 1730 GMT
Bristol Clipper
underway on latest leg of race |
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Bristol crewmember
Liz Hackett gets the latest leg of the race underway
Picture: Colin de Mowbray |
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The
Bristol Clipper has got underway on the latest leg of the round-the-world
race, this leg departing from Bayside Marina in Yokohama, Japan.
The original start line was Tokyo Bay but rough seas made this
impracticable, so a new start line was placed just at the western
entrance where the water was calmer.
There was a slight delay to the start while Leeds carried out
repairs, but the race finally got underway at 1400 local time
(0500 GMT).
This leg takes the race out of the Pacific and into the East China
Sea towards Shanghai. [ Follow
the route here ]
Bristol still holds the overall race lead, and won the last leg
in dramatic
fashion. |
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