Published: October 25, 2007
Burnham-On-Sea yacht skipper sets sail on third leg of 35,000 mile race

Burnham-On-Sea yacht skipper Mark Preedy has this week set sail from Brazil on the third leg of the prestigious ten-month Round The World Yacht Race.

Mark, 35, was chosen earlier this year to skipper Uniquely Singapore, one of the ten yachts taking part in the 35,000-mile race.

He set sail from Liverpool in September and is not due to return to the UK until July 2008.

Mark's crew is lying in sixth place overall, having finished the 26-day second leg - from La Rochelle in France to Salvador in Brazil - in seventh spot.

The crew was determined to claw back some vital points as they set sail from Salvador in Brazil on Wednesday afternoon (October 24th) - as pictured above.

The race's 4,100-mile third leg will take them to Durban in South Africa.

Mark, right, told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "The crew is building in confidence and wants to see what they can do in this next race. Our plan involves breaking the ocean crossing down into stages to keep the crew focused during the long passage ahead."

Uniquely Singapore opted for an offshore course at the start of the third race and managed to pull ahead into first place as they headed off towards Durban in good breeze.

The fleet is expected to arrive in Durban around 17th November and the fleet will then visit Singapore between 19-27 January 2008.

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