KOJIRO SHIRAISHI (JPN)|
| | Nomination |
Shiraishi started the Vendée
Globe on a new design but
with the stated intention to
finish the race first and then
see where he was in the final
results. Such humility and openness are
rare in big events that require very large
sponsorship to take part in. The very open
approach is partly to respect his mentor,
the late BOC class winner and Tokyo taxi
driver Yukoh Tada. Dr Mori, the founder of
his sponsor DMG, also respected someone
who told it straight. And Kojiro did finish
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| Why they won |
| ‘All of Japan is proud of Kojiro’
– Yuko Katsuka; ‘He never gave
up with the spirit of Yukoh…
now I too have decided to learn
ocean sailing’ – Keiichi Uezumi;
‘I have really enjoyed Clarisse’s
cute vlog but I am sorry that
I am Japanese so I vote for
Kojiro!!!’ – Jun Wakiyama; ‘He is
a hero and gave a lot of advice
to my son when he was little’ –
Yoshihisa Nakagawa; ‘He spent
a week repairing his mainsail
but he never considered giving
up and retiring’ – Chako Tobari. |
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