Gold Coast Australia has continued its winning streak, recording a fourth consecutive victory in the first four stages of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race.
The team finished Race 4 of the 40,000-mile circumnavigation, the world’s longest ocean race, at 0704 local time this morning (2304UTC Saturday), under clear blue skies, racing in towards the finish line of the Geraldton shoreline at more than 11 knots.
The ecstatic skipper, Richard Hewson, 31, from Hobart, Tasmania, said, “It’s fantastic to be home – I love Western Australia, it’s like a second home and it’s fantastic to be back here.”
Asked about the secret to their continuing success, Richard said “It’s down to good management and good sailing. The guys pushed really hard, we’re a good team and everyone works hard and really deserves this, so it’s fantastic.”
Here's a gallery of images of the fleet arriving.
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