Cold, wet, frustrating, tiring and insane were just some of the words the Artemis Offshore Academy squad used to describe the Solo Concarneau Trophée Guy Cotten. Finishing the 330-mile course on Saturday 9th May, the Solo Concarneau was the sailors’ toughest race yet and their final test ahead of the 2185 mile Solitaire du Figaro – Eric Bompard Cachemire at the end of this … [Read more...] about Toughest race yet for Northern Ireland’s solo sailor Andrew Baker in the Solo Concarneau Trophée Guy Cotton
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Northern Ireland’s Andrew Baker selected to compete in the 2015 Solitaire du Figaro – Eric Bompard Cachemire
The Artemis Offshore Academy is pleased to confirm all three of its British Rookies including Northern Ireland’s Andrew Baker have been selected to compete in the 2015 Solitaire du Figaro – Eric Bompard Cachemire. Now two races into the season, Andrew Baker, Rob Bunce and Robin Elsey have proved their potential ahead of the 2185-mile race - this weekend finishing … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland’s Andrew Baker selected to compete in the 2015 Solitaire du Figaro – Eric Bompard Cachemire
Northern Irish sailor to go head to head with the best in the Solo Maître Coq
Northern Irish sailor Andrew Baker starts his second race of the season. The Solo Maître Coq starts Monday 20th April in Les Sables d’Olonne for the Artemis Offshore Academy sailors. Now in its fifth year, the race is back and is even bigger and better, offering a week of fierce Figaro competition in the iconic home of the Vendée Globe. Taking place between 20th and 26th … [Read more...] about Northern Irish sailor to go head to head with the best in the Solo Maître Coq
Northern Irish solo sailor Andrew Baker kick starts the 2015 season with gusto
It’s hard to know what’s more intense - sailing a 24 hour race through rough seas, huge tide and gusting winds against some of the best solo sailors in the world, or having your faced glued to a computer screen for 24 hours, tracking the progress of the Artemis Offshore Academy’s British Figaro fleet during their first race of the season. Both activities are similar in the fact … [Read more...] about Northern Irish solo sailor Andrew Baker kick starts the 2015 season with gusto
Northern Ireland’s Andrew Baker races towards the challenge of a lifetime
Accepted into the ranks of the Artemis Offshore Academy in 2014, the UK’s only training center for budding solo offshore sailors, Northern Irish sailor Andrew Baker (25, from Saintfield, County Down) is taking the first steps towards his dream of racing solo around the world by competing on the solo Figaro racing circuit in 2015. Andrew will be racing a nimble 33ft boat … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland’s Andrew Baker races towards the challenge of a lifetime