Yachting: KYFFIN JOY AT CLIPPER TRIUMPH.(Sport)

From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: December 10, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: ALAN EASEL

LIVERPOOL Clipper, the city's 60-foot racing yacht skippered by Adam Kyffin, claimed fifth place on race two of the Clipper 2002 Round the World Race, marking the end of an important first crew leg.

The Liverpool crew completed the 4,000 nautical mile crossing from Cascais in Portugal to Havana in Cuba at 18:56 GMT on Sunday, charging across the finishing line off the entrance to Havana Harbour after a challenging 29day transatlantic race. ...

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