Abu Dhabi on the rise
Abu Dhabi on the rise
Monday January 16 2012
Author: James Boyd Location: United Arab Emirates
There was an about turn in fortunes for the Ian Walker-led crew on Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing winning the Etihad Airways In-Port Race on Friday and following this up with victory in ‘leg 3A’ up to UAE coast to Sharjah where the VO70s will be loaded back on to a ship heading for the ‘mystery port’ before continuing on to Sanya, China. Full details of man overboard incident that occurred on leg 2 of the Global Ocean Race have been revealed. Quantum Key West Race Week sets sail today with a strong line-up particularly among the 52 footers. The Australian 18ft skiff Championship got underway yesterday, while an Australian team came out on top in the 12ft skiff Interdominions.

