Sam Davies Gearing Up For Solo Transatlantic Race
After a three month winter refit in Lorient, France, Sam Davies’ Open 60 boat ‘Roxy’ is now finally back in the water. After a busy year of racing in 2007, ‘Roxy’ went into the shed in January in France in preparation for ‘The Artemis Transat’ and looking ahead to Sam’s Vendee Globe challenge at the end of the year.
2007 was a really good first year for Sam and ‘Roxy’ on the water. Sam was the skipper of the only all female crew in the two-handed transatlantic ‘Transat Jacques Vabre’ race last October and finished the race in a successful tenth place out of a fleet of 17. Sam went on to compete in her first solo race aboard ‘Roxy’ on the return trip to Europe in the ‘Transat Ecover B to B’ race and finished in an impressive 7th place. This was a tremendous achievement as Sam battled a food poisoning during the first few days of the voyage and was one of the only skippers to finish the race without any damage. In completing the race, she became the first British skipper to qualify and the fifth confirmed entry for the ‘Vendee Globe’ 2008.
Prior to the ‘Vendee Globe’, Sam will compete in the world’s oldest solo race, ‘The Artemis Transat’. Dating back to 1960, the single-handed transatlantic race from the UK to USA sets the stage for one of the most exiting offshore races in history. Sam will leave French waters at the end of April to deliver ‘Roxy’ to Plymouth before she sets sail for the 2,800 mile trip to Boston on Sunday 11th May.
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