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Clipper Race 07- 08 Start
Photographs © John H. Luxton & Ian
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Clipper Yachts departing from
Canning River Entrance. As each yacht emerged a shot was fired from
the artillery provided by the Territorial Army 208 Battery Royal
Artillery |
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The yachts performed a sail past on the waterfront
before lining up for the 15:00 start which was signalled by 208
Battery Royal Artillery |
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The yachts headed out of the Mersey in close
formation on the first stage of the race to La Rochelle except for
the Singapore Clipper UNIQUELY SINGAPORE which was left straddling
at long way behind - probably trying to be unique?! The clipper race
concludes at Liverpool on Saturday July 05, 2008. For further
details of the race visit the following web sites: The brig seen in
some of the shots above is the Netherlands owned vessel MERCEDES
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www.clipperroundtheworld.com
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www.clipperventures.com |
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Clipper Yachts seen passing New Brighton.
Unfortunately passengers on the public Mersey Ferries cruise were
not able to follow the Clippers down river to this point - the ROYAL
IRIS put about and returned to Seacombe to start dropping passengers
off. ROYAL DAFFODIL, however, continued to New Brighton as seen in
the photographs below - bad marks to Mersey Ferries for that!
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