#clipperroundtheworldrace – After two weeks of close racing Derry~Londonderry~Doire crossed the finish line into Cape Town at 18:00:00 UTC Saturday evening (26 October) claiming seventh place in Race 3 of the Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race.
Sean McCarter, skipper of the Northern Irish entry, said, "The last leg was unbelievable it was so close, at times we were in hours of each other. It was very close racing a little bit of everything, including the roaring forties. Each boat some went further north on the Rhumb Line and some of us went further south in more extreme conditions."
The remainder of the fleet are expected to arrive in Cape Town by Monday. Leg 3 Race 4 to Albany Western will start on Monday, 4 October. Their progress can be tracked through the Clipper Race Viewer at www.clipperroundtheworld.com/raceviewer