Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2009 | Page 55

ON THE WATER “It’s great to have won the race. Definitely a dream come true,” says partially submerged atolls. No problem for Jules (41), the elder life had a professional racing background, then it definitely would not have Guy, confirming that, in spite of their of the pair, who, as navigator onboard worked,” he reasons. “I’d rather sail with no-nonsense approach, none of the Ericsson 4, likes seeing new oceans, Guy in his usual role,” responds brother romance and ambition attached to this islands and headlands. In fact, he says Jules. “I would sail with him again, but I race has diminished over the years. “I this was part of the allure of the race, think he still has some racing in him as a doubt there are any professionals out although he says that nothing is as sailor.” there who would consider a round the satisfying as winning. world victory as just another day at the office.” Guy (37), an accomplished sailor in his “Embedded reporters like Guy help paint a better picture of what we do and own right, has completed this race before have to go through,” says Jules. “Guy – on Tyco in 2001-02. This time he had tried to explain some of the tactical thing to win the race and something that the newly appointed position of onboard and performance intricacies and issues is probably as good as it gets in offshore media crew, and recorded Ericsson 4’s onboard a bit more. It is a full-blown sailing, especially as a navigator.” race around the world through audio, sporting competition involving some stills, film and words. Although it was a of the best sailors in the world and it far-flung corners of the globe, way off different race for him this time around, it is played out in some of the harshest the beaten track of previous editions of was a role that he didn’t shy away from. environments on the planet. There is His brother adds, “It is a very special The 2008-0