EVENT
The EDS Atlantic Challenge was the 1st ever fully crewed transatlantic event for the Open 60 class boats
LEG 1 - 3-6 July: St Malo (France) – Hamburg (Germany)
LEG 2 - 8-12 July: Hamburg – Portsmouth (UK)
LEG 3 - 5-8 August: Portsmouth - Baltimore (USA)
LEG 4 – 6-9 August: Baltimore – Boston (USA)
LEG 5 – 14-26 August: Boston - St Malo (France)
CORE CREW
Mike Golding skipper, Nigel King, Alex Sizer, Graham Tourell
ADDITIONAL CREW
Elaine Bunting (Yachting World), Miranda Merron,
Richard Tolkien, Tim Jeffreys (The Telegraph), Conrad Humphreys
SUMMARY
Mike Golding and his ‘ECOVER’ crew took 3rd place overall in the EDS Atlantic Challenge after a consistent 7 weeks of racing. Kingfisher won overall and French boat Sill Plein Fruits took 2nd.
LEG 1 – ‘ECOVER’ finished 3rd, closely behind Kingfisher in 2nd and Sil took 1st place.
LEG 2 – ‘ECOVER’ finished 4th, behind Sil in 1st, then Kingfisher 2nd and Gartmore in 3rd
LEG 3 – ‘ECOVER’ finished 3rd after a great battle for 2nd place with Sil
Ecover products offered to the crews © Jacques Vapillon
LEG 4 – With only 1 hour between them, ‘ECOVER’ came in 2nd after Kingfisher.
LEG 5 - With only 4 miles between the 1st three boats, ‘ECOVER’ finished 3rd, just 26 minutes behind Sill and an hour behind the winning Kingfisher.
