 Benromach Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a race partner of the Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race.
The race, which set sail from Liverpool on Sunday 16th September 2007 will last ten months and take in 35,000 miles of ocean racing. La Rochelle was the first port of call for the fleet of yachts, and representatives from Benromach Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky were in attendance at the key side to welcome the yachts into port after racing 610 nautical miles.
The Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper clinched third place at the end of Race 1 in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race. With Hull & Humber commanding victory and Liverpool finishing in second place, the UK entries in the Clipper 07-08 have swept the board for the three podium positions in the first three-day sprint of the ten-month series.
Hannah Jenner and her crew on the Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper had cut Liverpool 08’s lead down to less than three miles at the finish but ran out of time to catch the Liverpudlians to threaten their second place.
After finishing, Hannah says, “We would have had them if we’d have had another few hours! Next time…..”
Welcoming the crew of the Glasgow: Scotland with style Clipper when they arrived in La Rochelle, Michael Urquhart, Director at Gordon & MacPhail, owners and proprietors of Benromach Distillery says, “We are delighted with the results for the first race and wish Hannah and her crew the very best of luck for the next race from La Rochelle to Salvador Da Bahia.”
The results for the first race were as follows:
1st Hull & Humber
2nd Liverpool 08
3rd Glasgow: Scotland with Style Clipper
4th Nova Scotia
5th Durban 2010 & Beyond
6th Qingdao
7th Uniquely Singapore
8th New York
9th westernaustralia2011.com
Retired: Jamaica
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