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South West sailors home safe and sound
Intrepid sailors from Devon and Cornwall who took part in the recent Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race, sponsored by Shetland Island Council, are now safely home.
Official results show that all the South West boats did well in their respective classes, with FujiFilm skippered by Alex Bennett from Torquay coming in [...]
Owen Clarke Design Class 40s take podium positions in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race.
In what can only be described as probably the most frustrating yet challenging fight to the finish for the leading Class 40s in this hard fought battle, the final positions have only been decided in the last miles off the South Devon Coast.
Allen Clarke reported from the headland popularly referred [...]
Closest finish for years in Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race
The first five boats in this year’s Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race, sponsored by Shetland Islands Council, have crossed the line at the end of 2,000 miles of grueling racing.
Just four minutes separated Westcountry yachtsman Alex Bennett and co-skipper Malcolm Dickinson in Fujifilm from a hard fought-for 2nd place.
In the closest finish in [...]
Cornish built boat leads Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race
One of the boats in the 12th running of the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race, sponsored by Shetland Islands Council, looks set to be the fastest yacht ever to reach Lerwick after the first half of the 2,000 mile race which started in Plymouth on 6 June.
Paradox, skippered by Will Claxton [...]
Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race Third Leg
The lead competitors in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race 2010 (SRBI), sponsored by Shetland Islands Council, are now half way in to the 3rd leg of the 2,000 mile voyage. Every boat is fitted with a satellite tracking device, and the tracking information as of 11.00 on Tuesday 15 June shows [...]
New website keeps track of sailors in Shetland Round Britain and Ireland race
There has been so much interest in the 12th Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race (SRBI) that started from Plymouth on June 6th that the website set up to follow the event just couldn’t keep up.
“We were victims of our own success,” said Race Director Peter Taylor. “It soon became apparent that [...]
