(May 15, 2014) – After a Le Mans start at 07:05 local time (12:05 UTC) Wednesday off the coast of Panama, the Clipper Race teams set off in fresh north east trade winds headed on an upwind 590-mile course for Jamaica. Henri Lloyd leads the majority of the fleet that is still packed tightly together and beating upwind, with GREAT Britain and Qingdao tacking off on a more easterly course, with...
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