(Written by Talbot Wilson) Comanche has set a Newport Bermuda Race record celebrating her line honors victory in the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch, Newport Bermuda 2016. Jim and Kristy Hinze Clark’s 100 foot screamer, skippered by Ken Read, crossed the line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 5:22:53 Bermuda Time. Here elapsed time is a provisional 34hrs 42min 53sec, almost five hours ahead of the previous 39:39:18 set in 2012 by George David in Rambler.
The next closest boat is Maximizer, a Farr 72, which now has an ETA of 17:48 tomorrow, June 20th.
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