ALEX PELLA (ESP)|
| | Nomination |
Pella’s dominance of
the Class40 division in
the Route du Rhum was
a performance that has
been threatening for
some time… Pella is the outstanding
Spanish shorthander of the current
generation and for the 2014 Rhum he
was paired up with designer Marcelo
Botín’s clearly exceptional latest
Class40 Tales 2. After a faltering start
with rudder, sail and electronic issues,
Pella soon romped to the front – and
thereafter was never really challenged
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| Why they won |
| ‘Fast on the sea, great fun on the shore’ – Garcia Asier; ‘Sir Robin is
a superstar but Alex’s result was magnificent... and with an all-
Spanish project!’ – Santiago Cuervas-Mons; ‘Great performance
assembling a team in a country where sailing has such a low
profile’ – Jose Verges; ‘King of the Atlantic’ – Xoan Campos; ‘Good
job... now for that big sponsor’ – Carles Antic; ‘Alex is the best this
month but Sir Robin is still the boss!’ – Juan Rivas; ‘To win the
Rhum without a sponsor is quite outstanding’ – Jesús Renedo. |
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