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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(3 Jan 1986) SP06018606 NEW ZEALAND SAILING Atlantic Privateer (US) wins 2nd leg of the Whitbread Round the World yacht race from Cape Town to Auckland. The American yacht, Atlantic Privateer, won the second leg of the Whitbread Round-The-World Yacht Race from Cape Town to Auckland. She arrived in Auckland on Friday (3/1) just seven minutes ahead of NZI Enterprise, a New Zealand yacht. More than 50,000 people lined the shore to watch the final stages of the race between the two maxis which had gone on for most of the leg, with each of the yachts leading in turn. Atlantic Privateer broke the record for the leg with a time of 29 days, three hours, four minutes and 36 seconds. UBS Switzerland was third, a little less than two hours behind the leaders. Fourth yacht was drum, the vessel owned by Simon Le Bon, the lead singer with the pop group Duran Duran. Le Bon was not aboard. He intends to join the crew for the last leg of the race, from Uruguay to England. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e2f2adf3f89644bf95edadb988563d55
