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Volvo Ocean Race- Blake's Clean Sweep - Video

by Volvo Ocean Race on 5 Nov 2011
Steinlager 2 skippered by Peter Blake won all six legs of the 1989/90 Whitbread Race Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com

The story of Steinlager 2 and her skipper, Peter Blake's six leg win in the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race, is one of the legends of the classic round the world race.

This video captures some of the key points of the now legendary struggle between Steinlager 2 and her New Zealand rival Fisher and Paykel, skippered by Grant Dalton.

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