Boat Racing

1968 - Spirit of Cutty Sark entry for the Transatlantic under sail for the first time today.: Spirit of Cutty Sark a 53 ft. glass fibre yacht, one of the entries in the 1968, Single-handed, Transatlantic Race was under sail for the first time today at Gosport, Hants. Organised by the Royal Western Yacht Club, the race will start from Plymouth on June 1st. Some 30 competitors from nine countries will face over 3, 000 miles of racing across the Atlantic of the finish at Newport, Rhode Island. At the helm of Spirit of Cutty Sark will be Lieut. Leslie Williams, R.N. Photo shows the Spirit of Cutty Sark pictured at Gosport today when under sail for the first time

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Competitors Cutty Entries Entry Fibre Gosport Hants Helm Lieut Newport Organised Plymouth Rhode Sark Single-handed Transatlantic

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