Racing double-handed across the Atlantic adds an extra dimension to the RORC Transatlantic Race. Just like the fully crewed teams, it requires meticulous planning and preparation before the race and mental and physical toughness during the marathon.
However, when problems occur, as they always will, a two-handed team is short on the invaluable resource of crew. Gavin Howe and Maggie Adamson racing Sun Fast 3600 Tigris (GBR), won IRC Two-Handed, hand steering without the use of an auto-pilot for over 2000 miles.
Sun Fast 3600 Tigris finished the RORC Transatlantic Race in an elapsed time of 18 Days 06 Hrs 24 Mins 19 Secs. After IRC time correction, as well as winning IRC Two-Handed, Tigris was third in IRC One and sixth overall. Howe and Adamson have raced over 10,000 miles together but this was the first RORC Transatlantic Race for the pair.
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