Or the story of an eternal competitor
The trimaran that won the 1980 Ostar is without doubt one of the most graceful (and efficient) Newick designs. The famous steed, despite her multiple owners and periods of abandonment, is still in sailing condition. Better still, at an age when any other mythical yacht would be on display ashore in a museum, she has been carefully refitted and optimized, ready to compete in the 2022 edition of the Route du Rhum. Moxie will undoubtedly be the oldest participant in the fleet at the start in Saint-Malo, Brittany. While her skipper, Thomas Lurton, could well be the youngest solo sailor registered - he will be 25 when he crosses the startline.
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Published on 21/09/2021
By
Philippe Echelle & Emmanuel van Deth
Issue:
180
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Dec.
2021
Equipped with a rotating mast some six feet taller, Moxie is much more powerful than she was... 42 years ago!
Eternal youth
Phil Weld was originally from Boston, studied at Harvard, and was told by his first boss at the Chicago Daily News: “You’ll like journalism, it means you can stick your nose in other people’s business!” From editor-in-chief of the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune, to managing editor, to owning a group of newspapers, Phil was a spontaneous, down-to-earth and energetic man. He developed qualities of empathy and indignation that…
