Boat Racing
Jun. 06, 1968 - Briton wins the Single-handed Transatlantic yacht race: British yachtsman, Geoffrey Williams was declared the winner of the single-handed Transatlantic yacht race after twelve hours of indecision. Williams, a 25 year old Cornish school teacher, was the first ocean racer to cross the finishing line. He sailed his ketch Sir Thomas Lipton into Newport, Rhode Island, in a record time of 25 days, 20 hours and 30 minutes, but an extra 12 hours was added to his time by race officials for failing to report properly at the start. Photo shows a view of the ketch Sir Thomas Lipton with Geoffrey Williams on board as she sails across the Atlantic during the race
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13264326
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47038384
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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