Ketch due in Rio
(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) i PORTSMOUTH (England). C. Blyth’s ketch Great Bri- j , 1 tain II is expected to arrive | . in Rio de Janeiro within the f - next 36 hours to win the,: 5 third leg of the round-the- 1 1 world yacht race, organisers 1 or the event said in Portst mouth. ’ Blyth leads the 14-strong i fleet by about 400 miles, but is seventh on handicap. The leader on handicap is r the Mexican ketch Sayula 11, with the British Royal Navy = i cutter Adventure second, and t Kriter and Grand Louis, both I of France, in third and fourth positions. j E. Tarbarly’s Pen Duick VI, ( which has broken two masts . during the race, has now set t sail from Sydney, Australia, in the hope of reaching Rio s'by March 12 in time for the i start of the final leg to Ports-' - mouth.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 24
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