December 2024

MAGGIE ADAMSON & CALANACH FINLAYSON (SCO)

 Nomination
The confusion sown by World Sailing with a land grab of ‘new’ offshore championships did not help the ‘Offshore Mixed Doubles Championship’ to gain traction. However, sailed in one-designs in Channel and North Atlantic waters this was nothing like their balmy Med ‘championships’ of the past. Real racing, real competition and some really real racing conditions. And these two went and bloody won the whole thing!!!
 Why they won
‘Maggie is a total sailor from racing yacht to lifeboat crew’ (and a very able violinist – ed) – Janet Rogerson; ‘Hell yeah, Maggie and Calanach did a cracking job‘ – Jon Robertson; ‘Brits winning in a French dominated arena is a huge achievement; now we need to force open the doors to UK Inc to go after the big prizes!’ – Ian Holtedahl-Finlay; ‘Fantastic achievement from two very talented sailors, chapeau!’ – Sam North.