STORY LEADS - ROLEX FASTNET RACE 2013 ROLEX FASTNET RACE 2013 SELECTED STORY LEADS + INTERNATIONAL & UK FOCUS Pages 1-8 – General story leads Pages 9-30 – Story leads by country A selection of story leads from some of the 22 countries represented by boats and crews in the race. Note: The document will be updated until the start of the race. August 2013 Images: Thanks to: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi, Daniel Forster, Kurt Arrigo; Tim Wright/photoaction.com; Rick Tomlinson/ rick-tomlinson.com and other contributors Please note: This document will be regularly updated with new stories added in the build up to the race. Please contact Katie Steiness (contact details below) for story ideas and features. PRESS CONTACTS FOR ROLEX FASTNET RACE: RORC PRESS OFFICE: Press Officer Peta Stuart-Hunt E:
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[email protected] Mb: +44 (0)7890 589826 ! ROLEX FASTNET RACE 2013 ROLEX FASTNET RACE 2013 STORY LEADS AIMING FOR THIRD WIN Niklas Zennström, 21.94m/72-foot British Mini Maxi Rán 2 (GBR) Fastnet Challenge Cup winner aims for three in a row. Niklas Zennström’s 72’ mini maxi Rán 2 is hoping to win the Rolex Fastnet Race for an unprecedented third time in a row. Against mounting odds in 2011, Niklas Zennström's 72-foot Rán 2 became the fourth yacht to claim successive overall race wins. Securing a third victory this year would elevate Rán 2 to the most successful boat in the event's history. • Should Rán 2 win this year, she will become only the second yacht to win the race overall three times (Jolie Brise is the other), and the first to do so three times in succession: a feat which, in the unpredictable and highly competitive world of offshore racing, would border on miraculous.