Yacht race ends
NZPA Perth The historic 21,000-kilo-metre Plymouth-to-Freman-tle Parmelia yacht race ended yesterday for six open division yachts. Five crossed ( the finish line in 15 minutes of each other and the sixth was wrecked on a reef in sight of Fremantle. 1 Thousands of people, an
armada of small boats and circling planes welcomed Dr Jim Chutee (Perth) and his crew as they brought the 14m cutter Challenger across the line. Twenty seconds later, one of the smallest yachts in the race, Jan Sanders's 10m sloop Farit Bumu croaaad iha Una-
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Press, 26 November 1979, Page 3
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