(02-14-2008) - George David's 90 foot super-maxi yacht, "Rambler" (USA) is the line honours winner of the Offshore Race Rolex Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro. The American yacht crossed the line in Baía de Guanabara, off Rio de Janeiro at 12h55m45s am local time, establishing a new record for this offshore classic, in its' 22nd edition this year.
The Reichel Pugh design, skippered by American Ken Read, covered the 1123-nautical mile course in 4 days, 9 hrs, 55 minutes, 45 seconds, beating the record set by the Brazilian yacht Cisne Branco in 1987 - 4 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes, 57 seconds.
Rambler's crew is headed to the Iate Club Rio de Janeiro, to wait for the rest of the fleet and see if they can claim the corrected time win as well.
Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro:
http://www.yca.org.ar
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