(St Lucia)- Congratulations to ALBACOR IV! The French J/109 ALBACOR IV,
skippered by Sophie Olivaud, successfully completed the ARC and were
the first double-handed boat to finish and first women skipper to
finish! Sophie was one of just five female skippers in the race and the
J/109 has beaten some much much bigger boats, as well as the majority of
the cruising yachts, over the water to arrive in St Lucia. ALBACOR IV
was sixth overall in the Racing Division against the other fully-crewed
boats, a fantastic result and extra impressive given that this year has
seen much more wind and squally conditions than this race usually
expects to see. Her "J-colleagues" on the J/145 ACE also performed well
in their Cruising Division sailing "white sails" only-- mainly a jib
and a main. The ARC is a 2,700nm passage from Gran Canaria to St Lucia
and 2012 was the 27th edition of the race. S
ailing photo credit- Tim Wright/ photoaction.com. For
more ARC Rally sailing information
