Rolex Fastnet Race 2023 / Elodie Jane Mettraux First Female To Finish The Rolex Fastnet Race
- il y a 10 mois
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Mettraux, of the famous Swiss pro sailing family (her sister Justine is currently holding sixth place in the IMOCA class as skipper of Teamwork) has now joined The Famous Project, an all-female campaign for the Jules Verne Trophy (fully crewed non-stop around the world record) which will also take place on an Ultim.
So this was good training. “I’ve learned that the manoeuvres take time – you really have to think before you do anything because, in the end, it is a big boat. It was good to see how they were managing during the rough sea state last night and running everything. That was good learning that I’ll have for the future.”
Full story: https://bit.ly/3Kd2Y0Z
#RolexFastnetRace #RORCracing #ULTIM #Rolex #Fastnet
Mettraux, of the famous Swiss pro sailing family (her sister Justine is currently holding sixth place in the IMOCA class as skipper of Teamwork) has now joined The Famous Project, an all-female campaign for the Jules Verne Trophy (fully crewed non-stop around the world record) which will also take place on an Ultim.
So this was good training. “I’ve learned that the manoeuvres take time – you really have to think before you do anything because, in the end, it is a big boat. It was good to see how they were managing during the rough sea state last night and running everything. That was good learning that I’ll have for the future.”
Full story: https://bit.ly/3Kd2Y0Z
#RolexFastnetRace #RORCracing #ULTIM #Rolex #Fastnet