Ocean Racing Magazine - #2 - April & May 2007 - (Page 6)

WHAT THEY SAID Mark Turner, co-founder of Offshore Challenges "OC Events took the decision to try to organise The Transat (editor's note - the former OSTAR) in 2008. The ports for the start and finish as well as the classes that are invited will be announced sometime in April." Glenn Bourke Boss of the Volvo Ocean race, when questioned about the possibility of a French stopover in 2008-09 "We have already had talks several times with French ports, where sailing races are a great tradition (…) During the second race in 2005-06, the French sailors Sébastien Josse and Sidney Gavignet, two of the race stars, contributed a lot to the historic interest in France in this event. In spite of the popular perception that the Vendée Globe is the only race for French fans, we managed to get a lot of media coverage and attracted a great deal of interest from the general public in France in 200506." Isabelle Autissier "I like the image of the wake disappearing: we went through this place, but the trace wipes itself out, and you have changed nothing. It’s a great symbol of the way we should all try to behave, as much as possible, to protect the environment, as the ocean cannot recycle all our rubbish. It too has its limits and man has shown that it can reach them." Dee Caffari The skipper of Aviva, commenting on the technical alliance signed with Mike Golding, which should give rise to the development of two almost identical 60’ boats Paul Standbridge Sporting Director of Team Shosholoza, commenting on his team’s decision not to invest in a second Class America boat “The small teams trying to build two boats are making a mistake. " Grant Dalton Boss of Emirates Team New Zealand "The support the Aviva project will be receiving from Mike will be invaluable and will allow us to be at the vanguard of technology concerning the design and construction of the boat. The tests on the two IMOCA 60-footers will bring to both projects an additional dimension that could offer us an advantage over our rivals." The young Michel Desjoyeaux (at the age of around ten when this happened), following a stormy trip with his brothers in la Forêt Bay "I’ll never go sailing again in a boat that heels over*" Is that why he was the pioneer of the canting keel in the Mini circuit? *Extract from the excellent documentary "Géant…2002 – 2006" Sébastien Josse "Sailing on a Class America is amazing: they really have a huge displacement, are very narrow, heel over, but react quickly and adapt well. It’s a yacht that takes time to get underway, but once she is going, she can turn on the spot in spite of her 24 tonnes… They are very sensitive to trimming, are surprisingly easy to manoeuvre, react to a touch at the helm and there are some huge strains!" "We are not afraid to go out and see what we can do against the others. We’re not in a mode, where we believe that it is a bad thing to show what we have." Jean-Pierre Champion Awarding the French Sailing Federation’s gold medal to Sébastien Josse " We are one of the few sporting federations, where solidarity must necessarily, as laid down in the rules, come before the sporting event and it seems to us vital to remember that and shout about it. That is why we were so keen to reward Sébastien, who brings together both qualities: he is a great competitor and sailor." Bruno Peyron Owner of the maxi-catamaran Team Explorer (former Orange II) ©WorldWideImages "In December 2006, I decided to buy the boat back in order to keep the result of 15 years of work and to make her available to any serious and professional new partners. (.) As the G-Class is expanding rapidly, it offers the dream opportunity of being ready to go immediately. We have the experience and the boat is in shape." Terry Hutchinson Tactician for Emirates Team New Zealand “We have a trainer, who used Team New Zealand as his base last time and tried to help us progress. In other words, I got my butt kicked for 26 months!" Eric Drouglazet Defending his title in the BPE Trophy Graham Dalton Elected Mr.Unlucky in 2007… Following a compulsory stopover following damage to his rudder in the Velux 5 Oceans, the yachtsman headed out to sea having had his electronic equipment stolen and having suffered from severe stomach pains contacted race HQ… "I think I have lost my bulb. There was an 8-knot wind and the boat went over. I tried to cant the keel, but I couldn’t see the bulb. I dived over the side and in spite of the poor visibility, I could see that I had indeed lost it." Paul Cayard The founder with Russell Coutts of the World Sailing League "To carry out such a venture, you need the backing of the ISAF, and they have already confirmed that they are behind us." " The only pressure is from my sponsor. I want to show them that they are not backing the wrong horse. I haven’t sailed this year, but I know my boat by heart and she is ready. I am really up for it and that makes up for the lack of preparation. Against me there are around ten eager contenders for victory and five others, who will be attempting radical options. To win this BPE Trophy, we’re going to have to push incredibly hard." Pierre-Antoine Morvan Finalist in the Marseilles International Match Race "In general terms we do better, when we have to aim high. We even managed to eliminate Russell Coutts once. Now we are going to train with the French championships in mind, as we hope to keep our title." Ocean Racing - april 2007

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