Earlier this year, the skippers of the IMOCA class rejected almost unanimously a change to the class rules introducing a pure one design presented in a bid to reduce costs in the class.There are many reasons why, but one of the most compelling is the fact that such a change would eliminate the “human story” aspect of short-handed ocean racing. Where else in the world of mechanical sport can a dreamer buy an old model, and go out on the racetrack to compete against the best? T