The Safe Decision is the Right Decision
On August 11th I set off onboard Class 40 Stella Nova for the start of what has turned out to be an incredible record-breaking Round Britain and Ireland Race. The Stella Nova is boat #4 of the Mach 40 series, designed by Sam Manuard and built by Nicolas Groleau in La Trinité sur Mer. I was lucky enough to be asked to join German owner Burkhard Keese and his teammates Alex and Max when one of his crew had to drop out at the last minute. We knew it was going to be a fast race a