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Fastnet Rock: Milestone for "Einstein"
The IMOCA Open 60 of Offshore Team Germany (OTG) has made a strong comeback on the racecourse!
In the Rolex Fastnet Race, the crew of the "Einstein" with skipper Robert Stanjek and navigator Conrad Colman crossed the finish line ranked 16th of 390 yachts.
More important than the success on the racecourse, however, was the knowledge that could be drawn from the offshore debut after the complete refit of the yacht. Even with the old sails and still without foils, "Einstein" proved to be a high-performance competitor and showed that an IMOCA Open 60 can be sailed to its potential with a crew of just five.
The performance was well-received by the IMOCA Class and the team of the "The Ocean Race", who inquired about the crew's experience at sea as the around the world stage race will use this crew configuration in 2021-22.
In the Rolex Fastnet Race, the crew of the "Einstein" with skipper Robert Stanjek and navigator Conrad Colman crossed the finish line ranked 16th of 390 yachts.
More important than the success on the racecourse, however, was the knowledge that could be drawn from the offshore debut after the complete refit of the yacht. Even with the old sails and still without foils, "Einstein" proved to be a high-performance competitor and showed that an IMOCA Open 60 can be sailed to its potential with a crew of just five.
The performance was well-received by the IMOCA Class and the team of the "The Ocean Race", who inquired about the crew's experience at sea as the around the world stage race will use this crew configuration in 2021-22.
