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"Matt Allen has sailed his TP52, Ichi Ban, to an extraordinary victory in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2016 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, crossing the finish line in third place, beating many larger yachts to the punch, as well as the other eight TP52’s in the race.
Ichi Ban finished at 7.05.26pm last night, not quite three hours adrift of Peter Harburg’s V70, Black Jack. Behind the TP52 were Rupert Henry’s JV62 Chinese Whisper, and New Zealand’s Giacomo, Jim Delegat’s V70. The other V70, Jim Cooney’s Maserati, finished nearly eight hours behind. Ichi Ban, while the next TP52, Paul Clitheroe’s Balance, was over six hours behind the winner.
Allen and his crew worked the tricky weather situation to their advantage, placing the boat in all the right places at all the right times, while the bulk of the fleet fell into every hole imaginable on the 384 nautical mile race course. Other top placings are yet to be confirmed with so many yachts still at sea."
Congratulations Matt and the Crew on a terrific race and result!
Read the full Article here by Di Pearson
