01.06.2007
The Barcelona World Race: a new two-handed non-stop round the world yacht race starting November 2007
STAMM AND HUMPHREYS SIGN UP FOR BARCELONA WORLD RACE...
Today, Swiss sailor Bernard Stamm, skipper of Cheminées Poujoulat, has announced his participation in the Barcelona World Race. Stamm who recently became the overall winner of the Velux 5 Oceans Race, has confirmed his co-skipper as British sailor Conrad Humpreys.
This brings the total number of entries to eight so far for the Barcelona World Race that starts on 11th November this year. Co-skippered by 16 of the world’s top offshore sailors, the quality of the duos of the Barcelona World Race is boosted further by this entry today. Stamm and Humphreys have completed three circumnavigations each and takes the combined tally for the number of circumnavigations by the competing skippers to an incredible 44 in total.
Stamm’s Open 60 Cheminées Poujoulat is the ex-Virbac-Paprec (a Farr design, launched in 2003), previously skippered by a fellow-Barcelona World Race competitor Jean-Pierre Dick. This boat has an impressive track record including winning the 2003 and 2005 Transat Jacques Vabre, finishing sixth in the 2004/05 Vendée Globe and third in the 2006 Route du Rhum
From Bernard Stamm and Conrad Humphreys:
Bernard Stamm :“Conrad and I have completed exactly the same number of circumnavigations each. The three round the world voyages we each have under our belts, will be hugely beneficial to us during this race, as we will both be famiiar with what we will be confronted with while we are out there. Conrad knows the IMOCA 60ft monohull having already raced in the Vendée Globe in a similar boat. He is very organised, a great guy and we get on really well. On the human plan, all is okay; for the life on sea and his sailors’ competence, I’m not worried at all, his experience is considerable! I know Conrad is very specialised in terms of weather forecasting which is very important in this race.”
Conrad Humpreys : “There are few sailors in the world who have enough determination for racing round the world three times in a such little time. When I found out that Bernard wanted to race in the Barcelona World Race, I immediately wanted to join him, the decision was easy to make. Bernard is a determined sailor and I think his Open 60 is the best prepared boat for this race.”
Bernard Stamm : “A two crew race is more difficult for the boat because the two sailors will push it more! As I don’t know my new boat very well, it will be an accelerated and invaluable training for the 2008 Vendée Globe. On the human side of things, the advantage with having two onboard is that you can rely on each other. It is important to race with someone who shares your objectives because three months can be a very long time. I think a crew who has issues with harmony can’t win. On a crossing of 15 days, it’s possible but not on a round a world race.”
Bernard Stamm – Career Highlights:
Nationality: Swiss
Born: 29/11/63
Age: 43
2007
Winner of Velux 5 Oceans
2005
Co-Holder of the Jules Verne Trophy (Orange II)
2003
4th in Calais Round Britain Race
Winner of Around Alone
World IMOCA/FICO champion
2002
Winner of Leg 2 in Around Alone
Single-handed 60ft monohull Atlantic record Record (10 d 11 h 55 mn et 19 sec)
Winner of Leg 1 in Around Alone
Record set between England and South Africa in a 60ft monohull (29d 21h 59m et 45s)
2001
8th in Transat Jacques Vabre
Crewed monohull record for an Atlantic crossing (8d 20h 55m)
Conrad Humphreys – Career Highlights:
Nationality: British
Born: 13.2.73
Age: 34
2005-06
3rd in Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix Series
2005
6th in IMOCA World Championships
2004-05
7th in Vendée Globe
2004
5th in The Transat (formerly the OSTAR)
2003
Winner Transat Jacques Vabre (Class 2, 50ft monohull)
2000-01
Winner BT Global Challenge, Skipper LG FLATRON (youngest skipper in race history)
1993-94
Whitbread Round the World Race
Entries so far:
1. Vincent Riou (FRA) & Sébastien Josse (FRA) / PRB
2. Alex Thomson (GBR) & Andrew Cape (AUS) / Hugo Boss
3. Dominique Wavre (SUI) & Michèle Paret (FRA) / Temenos
4. Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) & Damian Foxall (IRE) / Paprec-Virbac
5. Jérémie Beyou (FRA) & Sidney Gavignet (FRA) / Delta Dore
6. Guillermo Altadill (ESP) & Brian Thompson (GBR) / Boat name tbc
7. Roland Jourdain (FRA) & Jean-Luc Nélias (FRA) / Veolia
8. Bernard Stamm (SUI) & Conrad Humpreys (GBR) / Cheminées Poujoulat
For more information on the Barcelona World Race, please contact :
Lou Newlands, OC Events
E: lou.newlands@ocgroup.com mailto:lou.newlands@ocgroup.com
T: +44 (0)870 063 0210
For more information on Bernard Stamm, please contact :
Véronique Guillou-Le Bivic, Riva Com
E: veronique@rivacom.fr mailto:veronique@rivacom.fr
T: +33 (0)6 70 10 91 25
mailto:josie.robinson@ocgroup.com
For more information on Conrad Humphreys, please contact :
Teresa Page, Conrad Humphreys Racing Ltd
E: teresa@conradhumphreys.com mailto:teresa@conradhumphreys.com
T: +44 (0)7816 886651
http://www.barcelonaworldrace.com
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