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SeaSailSurfer of March : Neal McDonald
Assa Abloy’ skipper in the Volvo Ocean Race
lundi 1er avril 2002 –
Neal McDonald was named skipper of the monohull Assa Abloy at the end of the first leg of the race, in Cape Town. It took him two legs to be confident in his new responsability and he won both Sydney Hobart and third leg in the one shot race to Auckland.
In Miami, Neal McDonald has just won his second leg in the Volvo Race and places his team at the second place of the overall rankings, height points behind germand crew of illbruck challenge.
For these reasons, McDonald is the man of march 2002.
| Neal MCDONALD | |
|---|---|
| Born on July 22nd 1963 in Brighton (GBR) | |
| Maried toLisa McDonald, Amer Sport Two’ skipper | |
| 2002 | winner of two legs of the Volvo Ocean Race |
| 2001 | winner of The Race aboard Club Med |
| 1998 | european 49er champion |
| 1997/1998 | Whitbread aboard Silk Cut |
| 1993/1994 | Whitbread aboard Fortuna |
| 1988 | 6th in the Seoul Olympics in Flying Dutchman division |
Dans la même rubrique
SeaSailSurfer of the year : Yannick Bestaven elected SeaSailSurfer of the year 2001
Photo : Ch.Guigueno
November 2001 SeaSailSurfer of the month : Stève Ravussin, winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre
SeaSailSufer of October 2001 : Yannick Bestaven
