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By David Pendered
March 31 – The only female skipper to enter the inaugural Globe40 round-the-world race finished the race in France as just one of four boats to campaign each of the eight legs of the journey.
Candadian skipper Mélodie Schaffer completed the race, landing the Whiskey Jack in Lorient, France, on March 19. Eight boats started the Globe40 and four dropped out, starting with a French-flagged boat that retired after the first leg.
Schaffer and a succession of co-skippers sailed 34,353 nautical miles over the course of the race in 174 days. Her fourth-place finish in the final leg resulted in her ranking fifth overall.
The placement resulted from the points system of the race. Even though only four boats finished, a French-flagged boat had completed enough legs to clinch third-place overall – posting finishes in the first five legs of 1, 4, 2, 1 and 1. That boat, the Milai, did not start the final three legs of the race. Final standings are available here.
To read previous coverage in CommonFutureATL of Schaffer’s campaign in the Glove40, click these headlines:
Canadian Woman Sets Record In Leg Of Globe40; Reaching to Cape Horn, woman holds 4th place; ‘I Forgot Who I Am’ – Skipper Mélodie Schaffer.
Race sponsors commended Shaffer’s perseverance in their final statement on her participation. The first paragraph observes:
Race sponsors provided extensive details of the challenges Schaffer and her succession of co-skippers overcame during the race that allowed only two persons onboard:
All the above prompted race sponsors to observe of Schaffer and her team:
All of which ended with these words of congratulations:
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