Melbourne to Vanuatu race leader retires



11:31 AM Thu 8 Jul 2010 GMT
'Scarlet Runner' John Curnow/ORCV
Melbourne to Vanuatu race breaking news. Scarlet Runner has had to retire from the 2010 Melbourne to Vanuatu race, just as she had been doing exceptionally well and was well inside race record pace. All of the crew are fine and the boat is safe and integral too. They are presently returning to Southport, which they should reach at around midday, Friday July 9. The crew's next of kin have also been notified of the situation and been constantly updated, as the matter unfolded. At just after 4pm EST on Thursday, the boat's EPIRB was activated and hers alone. This ...


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by John Curnow




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