Clipper 09-10 - Race nine - Panama to Jamaica - Day two



3:46 PM Mon 17 May 2010 GMT
'Cape Breton Island and Team Finland leave Panama for Race 9 of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. - Clipper 09-10 Panama to Jamaica - Heather Ewing' Clipper Ventures PLC &copy Click Here to view large photo
Clipper 09-10 - Panama to Jamaica, day two. 'After the three weeks of 'downhill' sailing and the flat waters of the Panama Canal, the first two days of this race have come as a shock as we beat into more than 20 knots of wind,' reports Cape Breton Island's skipper, Jan Ridd. 'This means that the boat is crashing into the oncoming seas and with all the water on deck we have to keep all the hatches firmly shut, which in the hot humid weather means life below decks is unbearable. Add to this the boat being heeled over and ...


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