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Emma Richards and
Goss Open 50 Pindar win Class 2 of Europe 1 New Man Singlehanded
Trans-Atlantic Race
Hot on the heels of fellow Englishwoman Ellen
Macarthur's win in Class 1, Emma Richards brought home Pindar,
the Open 50' built for Pete Goss, in first place in the highly
competitive Monohull Class 2. She not only won against six other
men, but she was also the youngest skipper in the class, a formidable
feat which bodes well for the British in the French-dominated
shorthanded sailing.
Pindar has a full set of Banks Checkmate fore and aft sails
and Series 2000 spinnakers. All the sails performed to expectation
and Emma did not have the trauma with sails with which some
other competitors in her class had to cope.
Banks Sails have supplied the sails for this boat since its
launch in 1996, during which time she has crossed the Atlantic
seven times as well as going non-stop around the world with
no major sail failures. We are delighted that on Pindar, as
well as on countless other boats, we have lived up to our reputation
for designing and making fast and durable sails.
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