Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta - Jourdan ready to race

1:55 AM Thu 17 Feb 2011 GMT

'Whitbread Round The World Yacht Race 1989-90,-Charles Jourdan, skippered by Alain Gabbay.- Start of leg-3,Volvo Ocean Race Legends' Fremantle

Volvo Ocean Race Legends Regatta - Refitted and ready to go, the immaculate Charles Jourdan is heading to Alicante this November to race against others in the Volvo Ocean Race Legends, the first official regatta and reunion. We were sailing at thirteen knots, so all I could do was turn the wheel. Our nose got past the whale, but not our side... 'We are very excited about coming to Alicante,' says Peter Olsson, boat captain and owner?s representative. 'We have had her refitted, starting with replacing the sails, and she will be in first-class condition when we arrive Alicante. We ...

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