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Daisy Cutter Finishes Mini Challenge

By LaDonna | July 24, 2013 | Diamond Head |

While the inaugural running of the Mini 650 Pacific Challenge — a race for Mini 6.50s from Marina del Rey to Hawaii — may have gotten off to an inauspicious start, one sailor persevered and finished the course. Belmont’s Sean McGinn aboard the custom 21-ft Zero Daisy Cutter crossed the finish line at Diamond Head yesterday morning after 17d, 1h, 20m, 58s, and became the second person to ever singlehand a Mini to Hawaii. McGinn surely deserves a ticket to an all-you-can-drink mai tai bar after that performance!

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