Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster - Goldfinger smashes record



5:10 AM Wed 29 Dec 2010 GMT
'2010 M2HE Goldfinger Crew dockside' John Curnow/ORCV
Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster. As first in to Hobart from either coast, Goldfinger wins the Red Wine Cup. She has also smashed the Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster record by taking 17 and a half hours off the record. Crossing the line at just before half past one, she and her crew have set the new time of 48 hours, 59 minutes and 26 seconds. With a very impressive average speed of 9.4 knots for the whole journey, it really is a marvellous achievement. Also arrived are XLR8 and Veloce, both of whom are also inside the old record, which means ...


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by John Curnow



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