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
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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