THE SIDELINES : Cheval Wins Mexico Yacht Race
SAN DIEGO — The sloop Cheval finished in record time to claim line honors in the 1,100-mile San Diego to Manzanillo, Mexico, yacht race, the San Diego Yacht Club said today.
H. J. Ward of the California Yacht Club in Long Beach steered Cheval over the finish line off Mexico at 8:55 p.m. Thursday.
The elapsed time of 5 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 43 seconds trimmed more than 16 hours off the elapsed-time record set by Sorcery in 1986.
Grand Illusion of the King Harbor Yacht Club finished second at 9:05 p.m, followed by Holua of the Newport Harbor Yacht Club and seven other boats.
Twenty-five yachts started the race down the coast of Baja California on Feb. 3.
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