New York claimed a Valentine’s Day victory by crossing the finish line at the East China Sea Gate at 0348 local time on 14 February 2008 (1948 GMT, 13 February 2008).  This is the third victory so far for the US team in Clipper 07-08 and the provisional result catapults them towards the top of the leaderboard and puts them in serious contention for an overall podium position.

On crossing the finish line New York’s skipper Duggie Gillespie said: “We’re very relieved to have crossed the line in first place. It has been physically hard race for us all and the crew have learned and experienced conditions I don’t think many will want to see again. We persevered throughout and I’m really pleased for the crew of New York that we have won this different but very tough leg.”

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