Clarke and O Canada prepare for Pacific racing

3:27 PM Fri 3 Dec 2010 GMT

'Open 60 - O Canada' Wind Athletes Canada - Ingrid Johansson Click Here to view large photo

Canada's Richard Clarke and Philippe Kahn were the first to finish overall and doublehanded in the 2007 Transpac and the 2008 Pacific Cup in an Open 50. The 2001/01 Volvo Ocean Race helmsman/trimmer is spicing up his 2011 big boat and Olympic sailing programs with offshore racing in the Pacific this spring and summer. This season's flavor is an Open 60. Wind Athletes Canada launched the Open 60, O Canada, formerly Derek Hatfield's Spirit of Canada, in the beginning of 2010. A team of Canadian Olympic sailing team members rounded out their sail boarding and dinghy racing experience by training ...

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by Lynn Fitzpatrick