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A Maine-built yacht won a 628-nautical-mile Australian boat race for the first time in the race’s history.
The Portland Press Herald reported that the 100-foot monohull built by Hodgdon Yachts in East Boothbay finished first Monday in one of the world’s most difficult yacht races, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht, “Comanche,” is owned by billionaire Netscape founder Jim Clark and his wife, former Australian supermodel Kristy Hinze-Clark.
It was the first time since 1998 that an American vessel won the race.
Timothy Hodgdon, president of the six-generation boatbuilder, said winning the race was a major accomplishment by the boat’s crew and the Maine-built yacht.
The yacht completed the race across the Tasman Sea in two days, 8 hours, 58 minutes and 30 seconds.
There’s another good story on the race from ABC’s Sydney bureau.
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East Boothbay-built Comanche yacht breaks transatlantic sailing record
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