yacht fleet造句

• As the 21-yacht fleet entered the second day's racing in the 605-mile ( 974 kms ) Fastnet race Sunday, the Italians were showing their expertise in light winds with the boats heading for the South West Coast of Ireland.
• With Paul Cayard at the helm, EF Language averaged speeds of 17 . 4 knots and covered 393 miles over the last 24-hour period to consolidate its lead in the South Atlantic over the rest of the 10-yacht fleet.
• But the Americans were closing the gap Friday as the 26-yacht fleet sailed past The Needles, which is 18 miles ( 29 kilometers ) into the 225-mile ( 360 kilometers ) Royal Yacht Squadron Trophy race through the English Channel.
• But in the second, shorter, race Smith's intimate knowledge of the Solent combined with Steve Benjamin at the helm, Blue Yankee headed the 24-yacht fleet home with a 19 second win over the Germans in 1 : 37 . 43.
• Shockwave led the 82-yacht fleet out of Sydney Harbor at Tuesday's start and for the first third of the 630 nautical mile race before skipper Neville Crichton elected to withdraw as it approached the south eastern tip of the Australian mainland.
• After the race was reduced, only the big boats in the 26-yacht fleet made the journey to Wolf Rock-an outpost off the Cornwall coast _ with the other two classes turning for home once they had reached the Helston Light 40 miles ( 64 kilometers ) sooner.