At 03:42:37 this morning, the former Volvo Ocean 60 racer "Illbruck" crossed the finish line of the Pantaenius Rund Skagen Race 2014 in Kiel-Strande, after the crew of skipper Oliver Schmidt-Rybandt had fought a 500 nautical mile duel with the crew of the "Varuna" (Ker 51). The "Varuna" crossed the finish line just a few minutes after the "Illbruck" at 3:45:18.
A little more than three hours later, the "Haspa Hamburg" of the Hamburgischer Verein Seefahrt followed at 6:51:24 and the "Norddeutsche Vermögen" at 8:25:38.
After these two yachts, two other duelists crossed the finish line: the "UiJuiJui" with skipper Friedrich Hausmann, which had also fought a kind of match race with the crew of the "Needles and Pins" over almost the entire course. "UiJuiJui" crossed the finish line at 8:57:51, "Needles and Pins" followed at 8:59:24.
At 2.00 pm, 15 of the 61 yachts had crossed the finish line, the rest were between Kiel and Korsör.
Lars Bolle
Chief Editor Digital
