THOMAS COVILLE (FRA)|
| | Nomination |
Who can forget the call
back to routeur Jean-Luc
Nélias, that Coville was
hitting 45kt (solo) and
really would like to slow Sodebo down.
In a spectacular month for French
offshore sailing it’s hard to pick a winner
but what Coville achieved – and after 10
years of trying – will be talked about for
years to come. He sailed singlehanded
around the world in barely more than
half the time taken by the fully crewed
winner of the first Trophy Jules Verne…
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| Why they won |
| ‘Sorry, Laura [Weyler], but I can’t vote for you… Frankly it should
be forbidden to vote against Thomas this time’ – Pelle Pedersen;
‘Running an educational programme from the ocean when sailing
at 40kt… Hurrah, Thomas!’ – Miguel Cravinho; ‘He just never gave
up, outstanding’ – Patrik Buschor; ‘And he’s still a really nice guy!’
– Stjepan Marinovic; ‘Sailing solo around the world on an Ultim
in less than 50 days is beyond words’ – Martin Leveneur; ‘Amazing
what can be done on a diet of frozen pizza…’ – Robin Berwick. |
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