And the winner is….
Results of the Irish Sea Tall Ships Regatta 2012 have just been announced. The object of this race was to cover as much mileage as possible between the start in Dublin and the finish in Liverpool, taking into consideration waypoints, weather, capabilities of ships and crew. The overall winner, having covered a corrected distance of some 369.53 miles is Tecla (Netherlands), who held a strong position throughout the race.
| Vessel name | Class | Corrected distance | Position Overall | Positional in Class
(Class A/B, Class B/C) |
| Tecla (Netherlands)
Challenge Wales (UK) |
B
C |
369.53
344.44 |
1
2 |
1
1 |
| De Gallant (Netherlands)
Black Diamond of Durham (UK) |
B
C |
336.98
333.02 |
3
4 |
2
2 |
| St Iv (Estonia)
Maybe (UK) |
C
B |
327.15
321.02 |
5
6 |
3
3 |
| Kapitan Borchardt (Poland)
Johanna Lucretia (UK) |
B
B |
278.76
271.18 |
7
8 |
4
5 |
| Prolific (Norway)
Pelican of London (UK) |
C
A |
267.28
238.18 |
9
10 |
4
6 |
| Tomidi (Belgium) | D | Did not start |
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