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Several Annapolis-based professionals are participating in the Transatlantic Race 2011, being run by the New York Yacht Club in association with the Royal Ocean Racing Club and Storm Trysail Club.
Gavin Brady, Chris Larson and Ian Gordon are part of the crew aboard Beau Geste, a Farr 80 owned by Karl Kwok of Hong Kong. Brady and Larson will serve as tactician and strategist, respectively, while Gordon is a grinder.
Beau Geste is one of six entries in the largest class of boats, which is headlined by the 100-footers Rambler and ICAP Leopard. Another notable entry in that class is Puma Ocean Racing, the newly launched Volvo 70 skippered by Ken Read. Annapolis resident Jan Majer will be part of the afterguard aboard Vanquish, a Reichel-Pugh 65 that is being sailed by the Merchant Marine Academy offshore squad.
The Transatlantic Race 2011 began Sunday with the smaller boats starting off Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport. Zaraffa, a Reichel-Pugh 65 owned by Skip Sheldon, was part of the second start in Cruiser-Racer division that was held yesterday. Geoff Ewenson is calling tactics while fellow Annapolitan David Flynn is trimming on Zaraffa.
For some, sailing across the Atlantic in this race, co-organized by the Royal Yacht Squadron, New York Yacht Club, Royal Ocean Racing Club and Storm Trysail Club, is about the chance to sail into the history books, while for a younger generation of
Meet the Teams Three from the UK Will Compete New York N Y Newport R I USA July 9 2009 Three of the UKs most prestigious yacht clubs The Royal Ocean Racing Club RORC The Royal Thames Yacht Club RTYC and The Royal Yacht Squadron RYS have confirmed their participation in
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Puma Logic has been awarded the RORC Yacht of the Year and her skipper Phillippe Falle will collect the Somerset Memorial Trophy at the RORC Prizegiving dinner in London on 7th November
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