After a great reception for the "outsiders", the race team next due the "Chieftain" before the Steubenhöft
in second position Sailing the Irish yacht Chieftain, which was yesterday afternoon still in the middle of the North Sea. "Welcome home" was on the shirts of the great Reception Committee, the rescue cruiser "Hermann Helms" sent water fountains in the gray sky and even a small firework was lit, as the silver-gray yacht crossed the finish line before Steubenhöft. More than 100 friends and relatives had come to welcome the Atlantic sailors after the strains. Exactly 14 days, 20 hours, 14 minutes and 10 seconds, the nine-member German-New Zealand crew have been on the road, in confined spaces. Although the weather Tilmar Hansen and his crew to sprint messed up and the "outsiders" had to laboriously cross the finish line, the cheering was enormous: The two-time Admiral's Cup winner from Kiel, was the title of "First Ship Home" do not take and was the first yacht the 3600 nautical miles long North Atlantic race the goal. Via: www.cn-online.de
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