Coastal Classic Yacht Race 2009

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Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands yacht race
   
   

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

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Coastal Classic Yacht Race. Devonport, Auckland to Russell, Bay of Islands

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Alfa Romeo and Wired sails. Photo 'double take' by Aotearoa.co.nz

And congratulations to "Alfa Romeo", they smashed the record by 36 minutes.

It took the supermaxi 6 hours, 43 minutes and 32 seconds. The 30m boat is owned and skippered by New Zealander Neville Crichton.

The record was held by multihull "Split Enz" since 1996.

Top Finishers on Line:

Boat name - Time
Alfa Romeo 06:43:32
Taeping 07:30:59
X-factor 07:37:03
Frantic Drift 07:58:35
Attitude 08:01:06
Timberwolf 08:09:41
Dirty Deeds 08:16:00
Exodus 08:16:11
Sundreamer 08:26:19
Lucifer 08:32:17

Link to the official Coastal Classic site

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Coastal Classic Yacht Race
Devonport, Auckland - Russell, Bay of Islands