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Volvo holy Grael
A
s we were busy putting the i nishing
touches to this issue of Y&Y, the
Volvo Ocean Race crews were busy
chomping up the miles on their way
across the Atlantic, bound for Cardif.
h e two Dutch boats, Team Brunel and AkzoNobel
vied not just for the lead but to see who could smash
the race’s 24 hour distance record the hardest.
Hats of to the crew of AkzoNobel who notched
up 602.51nm. Can you imagine the huge amount
of skill and determination that must have taken?
It was a particularly gratifying achievement for
helm/trimmer Martine Grael (pictured), who’s
father Torben was skipper of the boat that last held
the record – Erisson 4 in the 2008-09 edition of the
race. Not only is setting this new record a superb
sporting achievement in itself, but it is a great
reminder of the opportunities the race has opened
up for female sailors, and enabling them to not
only perform but to prove themselves at this level,
and earn their own place in the history books.
Rumours currently abound regarding the
future direction of the world’s toughest crewed
of shore race, with details of any sale yet to
be announced. Hopefully the next edition
will continue to build on this trajectory.
Speculation was also rife earlier this montharound the World Sailing Mid Year Meeting and
the highly contentious debate that surrounded the
future of the Olympic classes. Y&Y was therefore
pleased to give World Sailing the opportunity to
give the sailing world some straight answers – see
interview page 18. h ere were, it seems, no easy
answers to the conundrum. But for now whilst the
decision stands, the onus falls to World Sailing to
make the most of the situation and shape the future
of our sport in the best way possible by coming up
with some clever solutions. We watch and wait.
Sailing remains, as Bob Fisher points out in his
column this month, very much about what we the
sailors make of it. If those at the top aren’t afraid of
change, then perhaps we shouldn’t be either. Surely
it’s about how we deal
with that going forwards
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sailor, Andy
Rice has an
unparalleled
knowledge
of the dinghy
scene from
grass roots
sailing to
Olympic levelHelena Lucas
was the fi rst
British sailor
to ever win a
Paralympic
gold medal
in 2012; she
followed that
with bronze
in Rio 2016Sue Pelling
is a highly
experienced
and well
qualifi ed sailor
and freelance
yachting
journalist, and
the author of
Sail for a Living4 Yachts & Yachting July 2018 yachtsandyachting.co.uk