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RSHYR 2018 – It’s not all about the Volvo

by Dale and Crosbie Lorimer / Bow Caddy Media 24 Dec 2018 17:47 PST 26 December 2018
Supermaxis in silhouette © Crosbie Lorimer

In this Bow Caddy Media interview following the Line Honours skippers’ media conference on Christmas Eve, Mark Richards, Mark Bradford and Jim Cooney talk about recent changes made to their respective boats and rig configurations in recognition that the super maxi scene has - over the last decade in particular - been seduced into focusing too much on lessons from the Volvo Ocean Race.

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