Sport-heute: Sailing - Lady Pippa Blake

03. Dezember 2010, 16:24

Lady Pippa Blake

Lady Pippa Blake, wife of the late, great, Sir Peter Blake, the charismatic New Zealander who completed the first five Whitbread Round the World Races (which later became the Volvo Ocean Race in 1998), and who won the 1989-90 event with Steinlager 2, is to be the first Ambassador to the Volvo Ocean Race Legends reunion and regatta, which takes place on 1-5 November in Alicante 2011.
Pippa, a well-known artist, who lives in the house she shared with Sir Peter by the estuary in Emsworth, UK, is delighted to be involved with this first ever official reunion of boats and people who have taken part in the first 10 races. (Credit Photo Rick Tomlinson )

Brüttisellen, 3.12.10 Red. (mk) Polish yacht Copernicus, the smallest yacht to complete the very first Whitbread Round the World Race (the forerunner of the Volvo Ocean Race) in 1973-74 will join Great Britain II/Whitbread Heritage on the start line of the Volvo Ocean Race Legends, the first official reunion and regatta to be held in Alicante next year and celebrating the first 10 races held over 37 years.

Copernicus was built especially for the first Whitbread by the Gdanska Stocznia Jachtowa 'Stogi' boatyard in Poland, with a lot of help from the members of the Yacht Klub 'Stal' Gdynia on the Baltic Sea coast, who have owned her ever since. She is their pride and joy and the club keeps her in good condition and tries not to interfere with the history of her construction or to alter her lines. The participation of Copernicus in the Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta will bring the club back to the world of ocean racing.

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