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Recently in Blue Water Sailor I saw an interesting
picture.  Holding a tiller extension and looking intense was
Brad Van Liew, in conversation were Josh Hall and J.P.
Mouligne.  Van Liew had tennis shoe style boat shoes on,
Mouligne wore traditional leather boats shoes, Hall was bare
footed.
	They were sailing a leg of the Atlantic Challenge on
Hall's Open 60 monohull.  They all competed in the 1998-99
Around Alone.  They've all sailed around the world solo and
have had a variety of experiences since the finish in
Charleston.
 	Van Liew sailed Balance Bar to 3rd place in Class II
in 1998-99. Balance Bar is slated for it's 3rd Around Alone
to be sailed by Canadian Duncan Gladman.
   	Van Liew will return for his 2nd Around Alone again
in class 2.  He will be sailing the Finot designed Open 50
sailed by Mike Garside last Around Alone.
 	Hall has continued on with his Finot Open 60 Gartmore.
Unlike most current Open 60's it has a traditionally stayed
mast and a fixed keel.
	In it Hall completed the Vendee Globe sailing the
world solo and non stop.  This after several aborted globe
circlings including 1998-99 Around Alone due to a Leg 3
dismasting.
	Other outings have not been so successful although
sailed by Javier Sanso and Eric Dumont Hall's 60 finished
4th in this falls Jacques Vabre.
	Mouligne was the most successful of the three in
Around Alone. Sailing Cray Valley a Finot Open 50 he won
3 of 4 legs and the Class II title.
	Mouligne a French native, now living in the US,
attempted to raise funds for an Open 60 campaign for the
upcoming Around Alone.  Despite his success he was not
successful.
	Meanwhile Cray Valley sailed the two handed Jacques
Vabre trans as Setrabio.  She finished 3rd.
	Mouligne transitioned into family and shore side
life.  He now operates a business Z-Clad distributing SP
Systems composite technology in the USA.

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A recent picture showed 3 competitors from the 1998-99 Around Alone on 
board the Open 60 Gartmore.  Josh Hall was dismasted  during Around Alone, 
but did finish the Vendee Globe in 9th place.  

At the helm in the picture is Brad Van Liew.  He finished 3rd in Class II last Around Alone.  
This time he will again sail in Class II in a Finot designed Open 50.  

Finally J.P. Mouligne won Class II in Around Alone.  He tried for a 
2nd Around Alone campaign, but couldn't raise funds.  He's now in 
the marine industry with Z-Clad a composite material distributor.