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by Jedda on 19 Dec 2013
Dongfeng - Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 Team Dongfeng
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The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club will host the Hong Kong Dragon Championship from 10 to 12 January 2014 with the continued support of Central Oceans and Northrop and Johnson, with nine races scheduled to take place over three days in waters to the east of Lamma, south of Hong Kong Island.

1977/8 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race: ’Flyer’ skippered by Cornelis van Rietschoten Image by Tom Luitweiler/PPL<br /> © Tom Luitweiler/PPL
1977/8 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race: ’Flyer’ skippered by Cornelis van Rietschoten Image by Tom Luitweiler/PPL
© Tom Luitweiler/PPL


Renowned Whitbread Round the World sailor Conny van Rietschoten died on Tuesday in Portugal. He was 87 years old.

Long regarded as one of the hard men of world sailing, and Round the World racing in particular, van Rietschoten won the 1978 and 1982 renditions of the then four stop race.

Van Rietschoten is reported to have struggled for some time with poor health and died of a stroke.

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