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SOUTH AFRICA YACHTING
UBS Switzerland wins 1st leg of Whitbread Round the World race.

The Swiss entry in the Whitbread Around the World Yacht Race, "UBS Switzerland", sailed into Cape Town on Friday (1/11), first to complete the opening leg. "Lion of New Zealand" reached port the following day. All the yachts involved were pounded by heavy seas and gales en route to Capetown. The New Zealand yacht blew out a 40,000 dollars mainsail on Thursday (31/10). Third to cross the line on Saturday was the French yacht "Cote d'Or". The race, which began from the British coastal town of Southampton in September, is divided into four legs. The next stage is from Cape Town to Auckland in New Zealand. The finish is scheduled for May 1986.

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