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actually for the 30th celebration of Peter’s sad assassination. After the wonderful speeches from the Rear Admiral François
Bellec and my son Arnaud, what could I say to the 80 important people present? I decided to tell again the origin of the Lucky Red Socks. Few present knew that story started in the little boat that brought Peter, Pippa and their two children one day in San Diego in 1994 to welcome back the two Black Magics after their day of training. And the discussion that happened between Pippa and Peter about the dark pink socks that I wore. Peter was teasing me a lot. Pippa was not listening. And she
decided to give Peter a similar pair of socks for Christmas. But you couldn’t find that special colour in San Diego. Only red. By January Peter was quietly wearing his new socks for the Louis Vuitton Cup. Then the brilliant commentator Peter Montgomery one evening com- mented on national radio that Peter was not aboard that day – when John Bertrand beat NZL-32. It was their only defeat and NZL-32had actually suffered a serious hydraulic leak. Plus Peter had stayed ashore because of a bruised shoulder. ‘The man with the red socks was not aboard today!’ Peter announced to a big audience that night. ‘The man with the lucky red socks was not there!!’ Soon afterwards hundred, thousands, hundreds of thousands of red socks invaded New Zealand…
THE THIRD AMIGO – Barry Carroll Art Mitchel, who we recently lost, helped create the finest company in the recreational marine industry. It is a given that Harken means innovation, quality and value in all its products. But due to Art, Peter and Olaf, Harken is much more than excellent gear. They built a company and developed a team that continues to exemplify the best in business practice and ‘moral compass’. And, oh by the way, the most fun in the industry. In nearly 40 years doing hundreds of thousands of dollars of
business with Harken we never had an issue that wasn’t resolved easily. With that volume of business, especially with raceboat gear, there is always something that needs sorting. With Harken their people are actually eager and happy to get it right. Instead of a complaining client, you feel like part of their team. And you get an invitation to the next party! They truly have a different mindset on business, and that came
from the Big Three. I don’t want this to sound like a Harken com- mercial. It is not. I think getting to know and work with Art, Olaf and Peter was one of the best things that ever happened in my career. And, Peter, you know Art and Olaf are right there looking after
you with their normal indulgent grins. Thank you, Art, you will be missed, but not forgotten.
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Olaf Harken, Art Mitchel and Peter… unusually well-behaved. ‘There is a word that is uniquely Art Mitchel: Sisu. Expressed less by Art in words, but always shown in deeds. Anyone who sailed, skied or ran with him or did business with him witnessed his uncommonly strong Sisu. Sisu is hard to define. Sisu means grit. Sisu means duty. It personifies a willingness to do work that no one else is willing to do, simply because it’s the right thing: even in silence when no one is watching. No matter how hard that work is. Sisu and Duty made up Art Mitchel’s moral fabric.’ – Bill Goggins, Harken CEO
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l To state the… bleeding obvious… l Jean Le Cam… is building a new boat for his sixth Vendée Globe l Meanwhile… yawn, zzz… l After a lengthy pitstop… in Adelaide… singlehander Mark Sinclair is expected to finish the Golden Globe in early summer… l Sixth in class… and three and a half years after it started l Mark’s average speed… seriously, who gives a flying… l Orderly queue please… Belgian Dirk Gunst is entry No38 for the Global Solo Challenge l Which one is that… ed? l Who won… the first event in Don McIntyre’s programme for his oh-so-cool new Globe 5.80 one-designs? l Not… Don McIntyre (he’s way too smart for that) l Instead top honours…went to Swiss skipper Etienne Messikommer l Don himself… finished third l The course length… 3,200 miles l We love… this project. And we love his little boats even more… l Exactly what we’d… expect from a remarkable sailor, adventurer and event impresario l Good choice… the next Rán ocean racer is a CF520 IRC racer from Fibre Mechanics l Classy… the US Sailing Foundation creates a new award honouring the late Kevin Burnham, Olympic gold and silver medallist l And… also of course the star of the most famous backflip in Olympic sailing at the end of Athens 2004 l Ker-ching… the irrepressible Augie Diaz (see last issue) won the latest round of the Star winter series in Miami sailing with Bruno five-world-titles Prada l Woah… bad ass... l The prez… of Rio 2016 and of the Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Nuzman gets himself 30 years for buying votes for Rio’s successful Olympic bid l And… 11 months... l And there were… more prizewinners in this particular rodeo… l Dozens more… in fact l Including… Brazilian stars of track and field… l Sanctity of sport… Nuzman was once an Olympic volleyball player l Naughty… among the many, many things Nuzman is alleged to have had tucked away l 16kg of gold… stored ‘safely’ in a bank in Switzerland l Hundreds of thousands… (millions – ed) of dollars to help ‘persuade’ IOC and other voting delegates… l Operation Unfair Play…we sh*t you not... that’s what they called it! l ‘OUP’ also uncovered… a slush fund able to write cheques for US$2million a pop for a vote or three l It’s OK, though… after the Rio Olympics Carlos Nuzman was singled out for high praise by none other than… l International Olympic Committee Prez… Thomas Bach l Nice work… if you can get it l And not…on that note... tiptoeing along here... l There is… an improved fiscal outlook for World Sailing l Says… World Sailing (who finally slipped out of their six-star designer offices in central London) l Under warranty… ‘first we tried to broach the rope off the keel…’ l No luck… ‘so we canted the keel and over the side I went…’ l Wrong… no rope, nor was there our water intake pipe or the keel fairing (Charlie Enright, 11th Hour) l Not good… one fatality and a string of yachts abandoned during this year’s ARC Atlantic Rally l In generally… benign conditions l Late present… for some... l A membership… to the fascinating Cape Horn Association l As long as… the rounding was under sail, with no use of an engine l And and… the rounding was part of a long non-stop ocean voyage l Also… without the use of an engine! l Another alternative… for engine users… l Spectacular… Ingrid Abery’s new 2022 calendar (
ingridabery.com) l Retired… Giles Scott, Hannah Mills and Stuart Bithell l Between them… more medals than is decent l
RaceboatsOnly.com… now accepting Amazon and other vouchers l And keep an eye on the oppo at… at
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