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Transat Jaques Vabre 2007
von Le Havre nach Bahia - Start November 2007
www.jacques-vabre.com - Übersicht
28th September 2007
Brian Thompson and Will Oxley to co-skipper Pindar in TJV
Open 60 back on the water and will make start
Leading British print and electronic media company Pindar , prolific supporters of British sailing, today announced that Brian Thompson will skipper the brand new Open 60 Pindar in the upcoming Transat Jacques Vabre (TJV) transatlantic race. Thompson, who joins the Pindar Ocean Racing team as full time skipper, will be joined by Australian sailor Will Oxley as his co-skipper for the race which begins on 3rd November from Le Havre, France.
Pindar, the brand new Open 60, is back on the water following her dismasting in her debut race during Skandia Cowes Week. The fracture has been repaired by removing the damaged section, inserting an internal sleeve and then relaminating the mast. Following trials in the Channel, Thompson and Oxley will undertake their 1000 mile qualifying sail required for the Transat Jacques Vabre next week.
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Thompson is a vastly experienced and successful offshore racer who holds an incredible 25 world and course records. Having clocked up more multi-hull and swing keel sailing miles than any other Briton, Thompson joins Pindar Ocean Racing with immense knowledge and experience within the Open 60 class, leaving him well placed to campaign this state-of-the-art racing machine in her debut offshore race.
Brian Thompson, 45, from Cowes, Isle of Wight commented: "I am delighted to be joining the Pindar Ocean Racing team at this exciting time, and to be racing Pindar, one of the most high tech racing machines on the extremely competitive IMOCA 60 circuit. We are confident in the repairs made to the mast in the last month, and will have given it a rigorous test by the start of the TJV."
He continued: "I departed Offshore Challenges earlier this year, turning down the prospect of racing in the inaugural Barcelona World Race due to family commitments and the birth of my baby son in June. The opportunity to take part in a transatlantic race of approximately two weeks duration, at this time, rather than a three month race is a much better fit for my family. I have been talking to Pindar for some time now, and I am really excited about racing the new Open 60, she's one of a kind. I am looking forward to again competing with Will Oxley, with whom I have sailed the TJV with previously in 2005, aboard Skandia, and the Oryx Quest on Doha 2006. We are itching to get onto the start line and prove what this great new boat can do."
Will Oxley, 42, from Queensland, Australia, is an extremely experienced offshore racing sailor as well as a qualified marine scientist. Primarily known as a navigator, Oxley has competed in three round-the-world races, and has clocked up over 200,000 nautical miles during his career to date. Will also has considerable experience as a shore-based weather router for several Open 60 campaigns and for Swedish America's Cup challenger Victory Challenge in the Louis Vuitton Cup.
Andrew Pindar, Chairman of the Pindar Group commented: "We are delighted to welcome Brian as skipper of Pindar Ocean Racing's new Open 60. Brian has been a friend of Pindar's for many years now, sailing with us at Antigua Sailing Week for the past two years. We have been talking to him about joining us for some time, and the right opportunity has now arisen for him to join our Open 60 campaign."
The 2007 Transat Jacques Vabre Race starts on the 3rd November from Le Havre, France, and finishes in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, approximately two weeks later. This will be Pindar's fourth yacht to enter the TJV, having previously raced in the 1999, 2001 and 2003 editions of the race. Mike Sanderson, ISAF World Sailor of the Year and Team Origin's Team Director, who has been involved in the design and build of Pindar from day one, reindexs a technical consultant to Pindar. The shore team is comprised of Boat Captain Nick Black, Cam Marshall, Andy Dore, Hadleigh Prendergast and Alistair Green.
For more information, please see Pindar's sports marketing website: www.pindar.com/teampindar
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About the Pindar Group:
Pindar is a leading print and electronic media company who employ 2,500 people worldwide. The family-owned company was founded in 1836 in Scarborough, UK, where its head office reindexs today. Pindar has an enviable track record in sports sponsorship and successfully support a number of initiatives that focus on helping individuals realise their sporting potential. Ambassadors include World Number One Match Racer Ian Williams, Emma Sanderson (née Richards) MBE, six times World Marathon Canoeing Champion Anna Hemmings, and sailing prodigy, Hannah Mills.
For more information, please visit: www.pindar.com
Pindar's Ocean Racing History:
Sept 1995 Global Challenge 1995-1996, Pindar supported Challenge 67 'Concert'
Nov 1999 Transat Jacques Vabre 1999, Emma Richards & Miranda Merron win Class 2 aboard (on Pete Goss's 'Aqua Quorum')
June 2000 Europe 1 New Man Star (Plymouth to Rhode Island, USA), Emma Richards wins single handed Class 2 (on Pete Goss' 'Aqua Quorum')
August 2000 Round Britain and Ireland Race, Emma Richards & Miranda Merron win 50 foot class (on Pete Goss' 'Aqua Quorum')
Sept 2000 Global Challenge 2000-2001, Pindar supported both Challenge 72s 'Spirit of Hong Kong' and winners 'LG Flatron'
July 2001 EDS Atlantic Challenge 2001, Helena Darvelid skippers an all female crew aboard Open 60 'AlphaGraphics'
Nov 2001 Transat Jacques Vabre 2001, Emma Richards & Miki Von Koskull finish 9th, aboard 60 ft multihull 'Pindar Systems'
Sept 2002 Around Alone 2002-2003, Emma Richards becomes first British woman and youngest competitor aboard Open 60 'Pindar' (formerly Josh Hall's 'Gartmore')
October 2002 Emma Richards becomes first woman ever to complete a singlehanded west to east crossing in a monohull aboard Open 60 'Pindar' (formerly Josh Hall's 'Gartmore')
June 2003 Pindar purchase 18 month old Owen-Clarke design Open 60, formerly 'Hexagon' renamed 'Pindar AlphaGraphics'. The yacht is campaigned over the following three years:
Nov 2003 Transat Jacques Vabre 2003, Emma Richards & Mike Sanderson
May 2004 'The Transat' 2004, Mike Sanderson finishes 3rd overall
Sept 2004 Global Challenge 2004-2005, 'Pindar' Challenge 72
August 2005 Fastnet Race, 5th Open 60
August 2005 Celebrity Pro-Am Round the Island Race, Cowes Week, 1st place
April 2006 Guadeloupe - Antigua Race, 1st place
April 2006 Rolex Antigua Sailing Week
June 2006 Newport - Bermuda Race
April 2007 Stanford Antigua Sailing Week - Pindar's Volvo 60
July 2007 Pindar's first ever new build Open 60 is launched in New Zealand
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