U.S. Yachtaman Phil Weld – Vintage Photograph

American yachtaman Phil Weld, winner of the 1980 Observer/Royal Western Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Yacht Race, arrived in Newport, Rhode Island on June 25, 1980, after crossing from Plymouth in a record-breaking time of 18 days, 6 hours, and 12 minutes. Aged 65, he is a retired newspaper publisher from Massachusetts.American yachtaman Phil Weld, winner of the 1980 Observer/Royal Western Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Yacht Race, arrived in Newport, Rhode Island on June 25, 1980, after crossing from Plymouth in a record-breaking time of 18 days, 6 hours, and 12 minutes. Aged 65, he is a retired newspaper publisher from Massachusetts.

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Dimensions: 12 x 16.7 cm

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U.S. Yachtaman: PHIL WELD UPS American yachtaman Phil Weld, who won the 1980 Observer/Royal Western Single-handed Trans- Atlantic Yacht Race. He arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, on 25th June 1980, having made the crossing from Plymouth in 18 days 6 hours and 12 minutes – beating the previous record by 2 days, Aged 65, he is a retired newspaper publisher from Massachusetts. Please acknowledge: Photograph by TONY McGRATH CAMERA PRESS (OBS) LONDON 25905-20 (08) A..A Bildarkiv Betalas vid publicering till: 1980