BT comes second in the Artemis Challenge at Skandia Cowes Week

POSTEDON _DATESTRING _BY editors Sébastien Josse and his crew took second place of the Artemis Challenge, the IMOCA Open 60' race around the island in Skandia Cowes Week, which saw eight boats competing in a good southwesterly breeze. A very positive outcome for this short course confrontation with some of the potential frontrunners of the upcoming Vendée Globe. "It will be interesting to see how the competition performs today, as the conditions will be favourable for the most powerful boats in the fleet", said skipper Sébastien Josse as the BT Open 60' was heading towards the Royal Yacht Squadron startline, where the gun was to be fired at 10:00. With about 15 knots of wind and a rather persistent rain, the Solent had an October-like appearance - low visibility included - but the BT crew really could not care less, and as... [read full story]