Route du Rhum - New challenges for the Professor and a Benjamin

9:07 PM Thu 28 Oct 2010 GMT

'Christopher Pratt - La Route du Rhum 2010' E. Thiercelin

Route du Rhum - Christopher Pratt is unequivocal. His dream of becoming a solo ocean racer was born twenty years ago when he vividly remembers watching the victory of Florence Arthaud into Gaudeloupe, the flares, the lights, the excitement, the history. That was the genesis of his quest and so the nine boat, high calibre IMOCA Open 60 fleet's 29 years old rookie can't help but admit he is living the dream, set to be lining up Sunday against Roland Jourdain, Michel Desjoyeaux et al. He recalls: 'That was the point, for sure. I saw Florence arrive and I wanted ...

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by Gaia Coretti