Jenner and Renken underway in Global Ocean Race qualifier



2:14 AM Sat 19 Mar 2011 GMT
'Anna-Maria Renken and Hannah Jenner secure a Class40 for the GOR - Global Ocean Race 2011-12' Global Ocean Race
The Anglo-German, all-female offshore racing team of Hannah Jenner and Anna-Maria Renken have chartered the Class40, 40 Degrees for the Global Ocean Race. The pair are currently undertaking their GOR qualifying race from Guadeloupe to the Azores. Hannah Jenner: We are on our way! Having spent a few days in Guadeloupe getting to know 40 Degrees, we slipped lines on Tuesday and started on our 2,300 nautical mile qualifying sail to Horta and the Azores. We made it out of the Caribbean, squeezing through the gap between Guadeloupe, les iles de la Petite Terre and La Desirade. It was upwind ...


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