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WORLD YACHT RACING FORUM
From 8 to 10 December 2009 Grimaldi Forum - MONACO
André Beaufils,
President Nautical Society of Saint-Tropez
Alec Honey President, Cape Horn Race,
Michel Desjoyeaux,
Multi Vendée Globe Winner,
Chloé de Brouwer, Communication Manager,
Nautical Society of Saint-Tropez.
“ To keep in proximity to the public, races should sometimes be less « classic » in their approach by not always insisting that race starts are exactly into the wind, for example.”
Michel Desjoyeaux
Michel Desjoyeaux, Skipper, Multi Vendée Globe Winner
Knut Frostad, CEO, Volvo Ocean Race, reveals to Alec Honey that the first fully-crewed race around the world (Whitbread) in 1973-1974 will be a positive feature for future promotions of the Volvo. Honey is delighted to say that he took part in this first edition as navigator onboard Great Britain 2, winning line-honours! Alec agrees with Knut and aims to return towards history by organising an ocean race around Cape Horn island as a handicap event like the first Whitbread race: but this time with more than just a sextant!
Knut Frostad, CEO, Volvo Ocean Race, Alec Honey, President Cape Horn Race
Russell Coutts, CEO and Skipper, BMW ORACLE Racing
, Brad Butterworth, Skipper and Vice-President, Team Alinghi
, Paul Cayard, Professional Sailor
, Stephan Kandler, CEO, K Challenge
, Magnus Holmberg, Skipper, Victory Challenge
, Sotoris Buseas, CEO, Greek Challenge
, Marcus Hutchinson,
Director, Team Origin
, Nicolo Bastianini, Vice Chairman and legal advisor of Green Comm Challenge
Knut Frostad, CEO, Volvo Ocean Race , Ignacio Triay, Director, Audi MedCup Circuit J, Josh Hall, CEO, Portimao Global Race , Dominique Wavre, President, IMOCA , Riccardo Simoneschi, CEO, B Plan Marketing