Route du Rhum - A Kiwi flying solo

7:33 PM Wed 27 Oct 2010 GMT

'Conrad Colman: getting ready for the Route du Rhum - Global Ocean Race' Clara Hirsch

Route du Rhum. Conrad Colman is on a solo course in every sense. From a nation where the currency of sailing success is Olympic medals, Whitbread/Volvo wins, America's Cup triumphs, Colman, 26, is pushing ever further into the world of solo and short handed ocean racing. For the native of Auckland, the myths and legends of the Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale are but a tiny part of the mix, even when the godfather of his project is Mike Birch, the veteran Canadian who in 1978 lit the blue touchpaper when he won the first Route du Rhum by 98 ...

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