Word: bruynzeel
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...times and first in the fleet twice. Two weeks ago, as 26 boats from eight nations swept out to sea for the start of the Buenos Aires-Rio race, Ondine's chances looked slim indeed. The favorite was Stormvogel, a 73-ft. ketch owned by Dutch Timberman Cornelius Bruynzeel. The heaviest yacht in the race (43 tons), she was the defending champion; in 1962, she won the race in the record time of 191 hrs. 37 min. What's more, she had beaten Ondine all twelve times the two boats...
...race, Burgoo proved to be just right for the light, fluffy breezes that turned the 635-mile ocean race into an uneventful weekend cruise. Short-tacking furiously for the last 20 miles, Burgoo crossed the finish line in 109th position-almost 20 hrs. behind the scratch boat, Cornelius Bruynzeel's 73-ft. Stormvogel-still won by 30 min. on corrected time...