Ragamuffin 90 crew gain line honours in Rolex China Sea Race 2014. Image copyright Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
by Peter Bourne
Ragamuffin
90 has
sealed line honours at the 2014 Rolex China Sea Race having led the
entire 565-nm race from the start in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong to
the finish in Subic Bay, The Philippines.
Syd
Fischer’s 90-ft Maxi finished the race at 22:51.18 local time,
completing the course in 57 hours, 31 minutes and 18 seconds.
Ragamuffin 90 secures line honours. Image copyright Rolex/Kurt Arrigo
The
course record remains the 47 hours, 43 minutes and 7 seconds set by
Karl Kwok and Beau
Geste in
2000.
With
line honours having been decided the focus is now on who can beat the
corrected time set by Ragamuffin
90 in
the quest to win overall. The next arrivals in Subic Bay are expected
early on Saturday morning. TP52 Freefire is
currently second on the water some 99-nm from the finish, closely
followed by Neil Pryde's Welbourne 52 Hi-Fi.
