Tuesday 11 August 2009

Winners Announced

Congratulations to Jon, our fourth challenge winner! He and his friends, Clare, Trevor and Al are getting ready to leave this Saturday to start their exciting adventure!

Read just a bit more about them below – we’re sure you’ll get to know them better as you follow them here on the site through photos, videos, tweets and Facebook status updates.

Jon MorrisJon Morris
Age: 33
Job: Marketing Manager for an industrial electronics firm
Hobbies/Sports: Windsurfing, skiing/snowboarding, mountain walking, tennis, archery
Interesting Facts: Nothing recent, I once taught the lead singer of Magnum how to do archery, does this count?
What are you looking forward to on the challenge? Sailing in blue water and skies, learning how it's done from the pro's
Biggest Fear: Not afraid of anything, bring it on! (except spiders, and hoping there won't be many at sea)

Clare StockClare Stock:
Age: 32
Job: Credit controller for an industrial electronics firm
Hobbies/Sports: Pilates, yoga, walking, socialising, spending time with my daughter
Interesting Facts: Giving birth to my daughter a year ago was interesting, but I don't think you want to know much more about it!
What are you looking forward to on the challenge? Getting away from grey England and trying something I've never done before
Biggest Fear: Hoping that I can be as much of a team player as everyone else

Trevor HannTrevor Hann:
Age: 36
Job: Travel Industry
Hobbies/Sports: Enjoy travelling, sailing, tennis, football and scuba diving
Interesting Facts: I started learning to sail in Sydney 2005 and have held an ambition to sail across the Atlantic ever since, so I really need the extra practice
What are you looking forward to on the challenge? Hopefully winning the regatta and celebrating with some of the local rum
Biggest Fear? Losing the regatta, sinking the yacht and finding out they have run out of rum

Al LawrenceAl Lawrence:
Age: 33
Job: House Husband
Hobbies/Sports: Kayaking, Walking
Interesting Facts: Not a lot recently I’m afraid until this!
What are you looking forward to on the challenge? Sailing on an Americas cup yacht!!!!
Biggest Fear? Sea sickness

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