| 18ft skiff turned cat sailor Greg Homann is to set off today on what he says is likely to be his greatest challenge in a 20 year sailing career that has included three wins in the 18ft Skiff Grand Prix Sailing series, a 24 hour record on the Maiden maxi-cat, to sailing around the world non-stop in the Oryx Quest.
At present Homann, 45, is in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria readying himself for a solo crossing of the Atlantic on board a highly modified Marstrom 20 cat, in attempt to laid to rest his previous attempt on this crossing aboard an F18 that resulted in his having to be rescued.
“It all went pear-shaped and I had to be rescued, but I learned a lot from it and I enjoyed it,” says Homann, who like Liz Wardley originates from Papua New Guinea. “I was just doing a training run and I got the weather wrong. Instead of getting 25-35 knots I had 45, which was a bit much.” ...more |
