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Comanche has her keel and mast fitted

by Mark Jardine 10 Oct 2014 08:12 BST 10 October 2014

Netscape founder Jim Clark's new super Maxi 100 'Comanche' has had her keel and mast fitted at Newport Shipyard.

With America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race sailor Ken Read as skipper, Comanche is one of four 100' yachts that will pose a serious challenge to Wild Oats XI in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts on Boxing Day.

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