Stamm Returns
After a long spell in the building site, Bernard Stamm’s Open 60 Cheminees Poujoulat returnes to the IMOCA circuit with an entry in the Calais Round Britain Race this month, and an entry in this November’s Transat Jacques Vabre. With a brand new keel.
Stamm himself did not stay away from the sea: he sailed with Bruno Peyron aboard Orange II on its recent Jules Verne Trophy win, but it’s been many long months since he set foot on Cheminees Poujoulat. That new boat lost its keel and capsized on June 7 2004 while competing in The Transat.
Sailing on board with Stamm for the Calais Round Britain Race are two of his comrades from Orange II: Yann Elies and Nicolas de Castro. Also on the team are Gwenaël Riou and Christophe Cudennec, the latter responsible for the boats’ Incidences sails.
The second edition of the Calais Round Britain departs from Calais on 22 May at 1400 hours; the fleet is expected to return to Calais on or about 29 May.
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