Helensburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain
RECORD BREAKING YACHTSWOMAN RICHARDS SHELTERS FROM THE RAIN AS SHE IS
WELCOMED BACK AT HELENSBURGH.
British yachtswoman Emma Richards shelters from the rain as she is
welcomed back at Helensburgh Yacht club in Scotland May 9, 2003.
Richards became the first woman and the youngest person to complete the
29,000-mile Around Alone yacht race on Sunday, when she finished fourth
overall in Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. The 28-year-old helmed the
60-foot racing yacht Pindar across the line in perfect conditions at
2015 GMT to finish the eight-month round the world solo race.
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