MASTERCLASS

arlier this year I was lucky enough to join the French crew of the IMOCA 60 for the Ocean Race Europe. Their new boat had been launched just one week before the start of the race and we had no time to train together as a team. When I arrived in Lisbon for leg two we went straight afloat for the coastal race. Managing the bow on a new boat, in a language which is not my native tongue and when the remaining crew are behind a solid coachroof was a huge