The Standard Insurance Centennial 5 team skippered by veteran sailor Ernesto “Judes” Echauz will receive a Citation during the San Miguel Corp.-Philippine Sportswriters Association Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel on Monday. Echauz steered Centennial 5 with an all Filipino crew to Line Honors in the Rolex China Sea Race that…
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Super maxis Andoo Comanche and LawConnect dueled for the lead on Wednesday as the pair of 100-foot yachts separated themselves from the rest of the Sydney to Hobart fleet. Wild weather on the first night ended any hopes of a race record and eight of 103 starting boats had withdrawn 24 hours into the race. Reigning line honors champion Comanche was exchanging the lead with LawConnect, runner-up at the past three events, as the pair crossed Bass Strait.