Global Ocean Race - Irish team is 17th entry



9:07 PM Sun 7 Nov 2010 GMT
Global Ocean Race
With the entry list for the double-handed, Class40, round the world Global Ocean Race 2011-12 (GOR) rapidly filling, an Irish team has confirmed participation by reserving a place on the start line on 25th September next year in Mallorca. While the Irish GOR campaign has been underway for the past 12 months, the duo wishes to remain anonymous until their sponsorship details have been confirmed. The Irish co-skippers have a formidable depth of offshore and inshore experience including adventure sailing and fully-crewed and shorthanded racing in Europe, Australasia, the Caribbean and the Far East with impressive sailing CV's. Both skippers ...


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by Oliver Dewar





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