Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
The Mauritius race was always a tough one as conditions were conducive to fast and intense yacht racing, as witnessed by this report:
“Near gale-force winds off Mauritius modified somewhat yesterday as the majority of the Crystic Beachcomber Crossing racing fleet continued to make record time towards Durban in rough seas.
“It appears that now the most exciting tussle is the “race within the race” where the L34 Class are locked in extremely close combat.
“On Sunday, at least five of these 10m racers were all in sight of one other.”
READ MORE HERE: 1989 09 19 – business day – S&A – OCR – 000114 – OCR
