OSTAR veterans Uwe Röttgering and Asia Pajkowska sailing the Owen Clarke Design Class 40 Rote 66 crossed the finish line at 06:43 EDT as winners of the TWOSTAR in an elapsed time of 20d 22h 43m.
During the race the fleet were forced to sail through an exceptionally deep depression with Hurricane scale winds and waves. A number of yachts were abandoned, sunk or dis-masted with one competitor now famously picked up by the Queen Mary 2.
For more background on the race go to: OSTAR/TWOSTAR
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