Seattle sailor (and mate!) Craig Horsfield along with James Oxenham just won the Globe 40 Race leg from Ushuaia, Argentina to Recife, Brazil in the Class 40 boat Amhas. The win was sealed when their offshore course paid big dividends and they negotiated the tough conditions along the east coast of South America. The leg took 20+ days and covered 3803 miles. While leading the race, the Japanese entry Milai hit an unidentified floating object. They were forced to retire with serious damage.
The leg victory puts Amhas in contention for an overall race victory. We’ll be following the last two legs with great interest!
To replay the race, check out the tracker here.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.