JORG RIECHERS (GER)
| Nomination |
The popular German
slipped into 2nd place
in the Mini Transat
when it mattered, just
a day out from the finish. No one was
going to catch winner Ian Lipinski;
‘best of the rest’ was all that was
realistically on offer, but after years
of under-funded Class40 and Imoca
campaigns Riekers had at last landed
in a fleet where he can demonstrate
his talent. With a little good fortune
maybe he can even leverage this
result into something bigger (again)
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Why they won |
‘What a big honour to be nominated. When I was young Seahorse
was my bible; so come on, guys, vote for me if you like me and if
you do not like me then you are welcome to vote for me too’
– Jörg Riechers! ‘Give him a good budget and he will bring fresh
air into every singlehanded class’ – Patrik Mas; ‘Bravo, Jörg,
be successful with your rebuilt Imoca’ – Sylvie Viant; ‘Wunderbar,
wunderbar’ – Pierre Louis Attwell; ‘Passion and love for sailing
plus that belief that things can always happen!’ – Doerte Dahm. |
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