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Denmark's Crown Prince Wins a Race in Key West

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark expressed his happiness with a win on Thursday for the Nanoq team in the 2009 Acura Key West Farr 40 sailing event. The Nanoq won race seven. The prince said, “it was great sailing today and it felt good to win a race. That is always difficult in this class because it is so competitive with so many good sailing teams. We have learned a lot and improved quite a bit by coming to this regatta. This result is nice, but we still have a long way to go.”

Prince Frederik’s Farr 40 boat win in race seven was mentioned in the Friday issue of Race Week News. According to a report by Bill Wagner and Rebecca Burg, “there was much rejoicing aboard Nanoq as the Danish entry pulled into its berth at the Schooner Wharf, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark hoisted a beer with crew members to celebrate winning a race in Farr 40 class for the first time in three appearances at Acura Key West.”

“Prince Frederik got a great start, got lifted by a favorable shift and both upwind legs, rounded the second windward mark in first and held the lead on the finishing run. His best previous finish was a fourth last year.”

The Nanoq finished ninth overall in the Farr 40 sailing races which ended Friday.

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Prince Frederik in Key West for Sailing

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is enjoying the sunny climes of Florida this week as he participates in the 2009 Acura Key West sailing regatta with his Farr 40 boat Nanoq. This is the third year that the prince has sailed in the Acura Key West Farr 40 event.

For more information and the latest updates on the 2009 Acura Key West sailing regatta, visit the official website.

Photo: REUTERS

More Sailing for Prince Frederik of Denmark

For the first time this year, the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship will be held at the Aarhus Yacht Harbour and the Bay of Århus, Denmark from July 10th to July 19th. An avid sailor, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has accepted the honour of being Royal Patron for the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The prince is already a member of the ISAF Events Committee. In the meantime, he will be competing with his Farr 40 boat, Nanoq, in the Florida international regatta, Acura Key West 2008, presented by Nautica beginning on January 21st and ending on January 25th.

The news release, HRH Crown Prince Frederik as patron of the 2008 Youth Worlds, can be read here.

For more information on the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, visit the official website.

For more information on the Acura Key West 2008, presented by Nautica, visit the official website.

Photo: Per Heegaard