WEST SOMERSET sailor Naomi Cudmore and the crew aboard BP Explorer were pipped into fourth place in a thrilling finish to the third leg of the Global Challenge round-the-world yacht race in Sydney on Sunday.
The boats had set sail from Wellington, New Zealand the previous Sunday on the 1,250-mile voyage to Australia hoping to capitalise on their surprise second place at the end of the second leg.
But as the 72-foot yacht stormed towards the famous harbour at a top speed of 16.4 knots on Saturday night, it was hammered by over three knots of current and lost valuable miles to the three yachts in front.
For the full story, see the West Somerset edition of this week's Somerset County Gazette.
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