One of the toughest legs of the Clipper Race is the Australian leg. Unicef has made history by winning this leg of the Clipper Race. This is the first time that Unicef has won a Clipper Race and to win the Australian leg of the race is a good achievement. There is more the fans can now expect from the Unicef team.
The Race 3 of the Clipper Race was a toughest of the 4,754 nautical mile Clipper Race that started from Cape Town in South Africa and culminated in Fremantle, Australia. There were 25 days of fierce battle on the Southern Ocean and at the end; Unicef was able to shore home their boat with a forty minute cushion over the second placed Great Britain team. The British team had a remarkable race during the course of the 25 days. Their crew member Simon Speirs had a tragic overboard fatality, but the team overcame this serious blow and sailed to claim the 2nd place.
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