High Winds & Hard Decisions - Farr 40 'Pretty Woman' in the 2024 Sydney-Hobart

23/01/2025 16 min Temporada 2 Episodio 22
High Winds & Hard Decisions - Farr 40 'Pretty Woman' in the 2024 Sydney-Hobart

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Richard Hudson joins us from Australia to share his experience of December's challenging Hobart race.  A highly-experienced ocean racer, Richard shares what led up to their retirement from the race, how the Pretty Woman team executed a flawless night-time high-speed jibe in 30 knot winds, coping with dramatically- changing wind conditions, and making the critical decisions.  He also reflected on the emotional impact of retiring from the race and the lessons learned.

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