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Harken Exclusive Interview with Henri Lloyd Clipper Skipper Eric Holden

by Hannah Cotterell, Harken UK 24 Apr 2014 11:14 BST 24 April 2014
Henri Lloyd arrives into San Francisco © Abner Kingman

Team Henri Lloyd recently completed Leg 10 of the Clipper 13-14 Round the World Yacht Race across the mighty Pacific Ocean, racing over 5,800 nautical miles over approximately 26 days from Qingdao to San Francisco finishing in an impressive second place both for race 10 and the race overall.

We caught up with Skipper Eric Holden once he reached port in San Francisco, check out what he had to say in the video below.

For more information or to read the full written interview visit www.harken.co.uk/article.aspx?id=41487

Skipper: Eric Holden
Age: 34
Location: San Francisco
Nationality: Canadian

www.harken.co.uk

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