New York achieve their fourth consecutive podium position
Raffiny sponsored team New York, has secured their fourth podium position of the Clipper 07-08 Race by crossing the line in Santa Cruz at 12:38 local (17:38 GMT) to take third place in Race 8 from Hawaii.  Their result further catapults the US team up the leaderboard, making them a serious contender for the overall title.  Victory in Race 8 was claimed by Uniquely Singapore who overtook race leaders Nova Scotia during a nail biting light finish in light airs this morning.

Skipper of New York, Duggie Gillespie said, “I thought it was a very interesting race.  I’m quite happy with how we played our tactics but we clearly didn’t go the right way like some of the boats did.  Despite that I’m really pleased with the teams performance and with how the crew has developed.

“We had a real mix of conditions.  Predominantly upwind and only one day with kites.  The Pacific Ocean throws everything at you, and I’m really pleased we crossed it safely and successfully.”

Although being at the front of the pack for the majority of the race from Honalulu, New York lost out to the boats that made a tactical decision to head north.  Whilst Nova Scotia and Uniquely Singapore benefited from more favourable wind angles the US team struggled with a mixture of light airs and strong head winds.