MELWIN FINK (GER)|
| | Nomination |
You’re going to be hearing a
lot about this young chappie.
We suspect that his bravura
Leg 1 victory in the Mini
Transat, pressing on against
the advice of race organisers who were
predicting winds of 60-80kt, is just the
start. Fink is 19, but, rather than sounding
impetuous when he later discussed his
choice to carry on, it was clear he had
studied the meteo in great detail then
made his correct decision about how to
avoid the storm while protecting his lead
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| Why they won |
| ‘Cool sailor! Does his own thing
instead of following the herd’
– Rainer Büge; ‘Melwin was
the youngest, fastest and the
most fearless sailor in the Mini
Transat, at the same time very
modest and careful with his
equipment’ – Wilko Meinhold;
‘A great young offshore sailor’
– Thomas Jungblut; ‘I’m sorry
but the choice is too hard; they
both deserve it!’ – Udo Heuser;
‘A courageous and reflective
young man who deserves
support’ – Gabriele Ritter. |
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