CAMPER today has completed the first stage of Leg Four earlier this evening and will leave Sanya for Auckland at 0709h tomorrow morning, local time. The crew completed a short 42-mile course to the Guan yin Buddha and then back to Sanya.
For the crew onboard CAMPER one of the day’s highlights was guest ‘jumper’ on board. This ‘jump seat’ position gives a VIP guest the opportunity to get a real taste of taking part in a leg start before ‘jumping’ from the boat about an hour into the race.
Yang Wei, the five-time gymnastic Olympic medalist who is known for his very high difficulty scores, was today tested to the extreme when he performed a forward flip roll off the back of CAMPER, while she was racing at speeds of some 15 knots.
It was the gymnast’s first time sailing and when he was collected from the water he could not contain his excitement.
“It is the first time that I have been sailing and I am very excited about the experience. This race is all about teamwork and there are lots of parallels here with my career as gymnast. Everyone needs to trust each other to make the boat go faster. My jump means good luck for all the CAMPER crew to win the leg!
