Sono molto lieto di farvi sapere che il Royal Offshore Racing Club (RORC)
ha deciso di assegnarmi il trofeo "Dennis P Miller" per la migliore
barca britannica all'estero per la mia impresa alla Global Ocean Race facendo
entrare il mio "Financial Crisis" Class40 nella storia della vela
di questo paese. E' un vero peccato che al momento la mia unica alternativa
sia di mettere la barca
in vendita. Il comunicato stampa del RORC riporta le motivazioni:
Financial Crisis (GBR) - Dennis P Miller Trophy - British
Yacht Overseas
When Marco Nannini was dismasted within a couple of hours of starting the
Rolex Fastnet Race 2011, it must have seemed like yet another hurdle among
many threatening his dreams of competing Two-Handed in the Global Ocean Race
2011-12. Even having completed the emergency repairs, Nannini had already
quit his job in investment banking and rented his London flat when he found
that his title sponsor had dropped out less than 5 days to the start. His was
already a 75% self funded campaign, garnering his Class 40 Akilaria RC1 its
name: Financial Crisis. Yet Nannini showed calm resilience and was on the start line alongside 5
other boats for the 5 leg odyssey in which competitors must race a total of
30,000 miles across some of the roughest waters on the planet. With severe
budget constraints, Nannini was aware that any serious damage would end his
circumnavigation and he planned to sail a smart race rather than push the
boat to the edge. Despite their trepidation he and his various co-skippers
clocked up a series of impressive results: 3rd in Leg 1, followed by 4th,
2nd, 2nd, 2nd in the remaining Legs to claim 2nd place overall. Nannini has
proven that any offshore racer can overcome seemingly immense obstacles if
they approach them with enough grit, determination and gusto.
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