TJV underdog preview

Father and sons, old friends and other out of the ordinary keen shorthanded sailors are drawn to the Open 50 class in the Transat Jaques Vabre. The price ticket is cheaper than in the 10 foot bigger class, but the thrills and excitement are just as big for these Corinthians. Transat Jaques Vabre is on of the very few long distance regattas that still has an Open 50 class. There should be more.

Mary Ambler has put together this excellent preview of the class that starts on Saturday, and the same treatment will be given to the other class on the race website. This will be the race to follow the coming weeks. But then again; what else is there to do?