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Lack of wind gives victory to EADS Innovation Works in the PowerBar Three Peaks Yacht Race

There are not many sailing events where a lack of wind could lead to an exciting and close competition, but then The Powerbar Three Peaks Yacht Race is not like any other sailing event, it is a unique test of seamanship and endurance.
For this year’s 32nd race the race entry was full with 32 yachts on the start line at Barmouth in mid-Wales on 20 June. For the start there was a light northwesterly breeze and the forecast for the days ahead was for exceptionally calm and still conditions.

As the racing fleet crossed the line they knew that ahead of them lay the difficult passage up the West coast via Caernarfon and Whitehaven to Fort William. It is a journey of 400 nautical miles which includes the passage of the rocky Menai Strait and the complexities of the tides and islands of the inner Hebridean islands. On each yacht were two endurance athletes ready for the ascent of Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, the highest peaks in Wales, England and Scotland. With the return cycle route to reach Scafell Pike from Whitehaven this is a total of 15,000 feet of climbing, 59 miles on foot and 30 miles on a bike, and with the forecast this year rowing for extended periods would tire the athletes further. ...more


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