J. MANUEL BALLASTERO (ARG)|
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‘Now I am calm,’ said the 47
year old Argentine navigator
after sailing his 29-footer
alone from Madeira to Mar
del Plata at 24 hours’ notice when he heard
the imminent lockdown would prevent
him visiting his father and mother, aged 90
and 82 respectively. Ballastero suffered a
big knockdown off Brazil; now he says that
‘I’ll buy three chickens, plant a garden and
make it quietly through the winter with the
old people. I want to be with my family…’
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| Why they won |
| On the left in the picture: ‘This
adventure is just a glimpse
of Juan Manuel’s life’ – Alfaro
Guerrez; ‘An extraordinary son
who crosses the Atlantic alone
to be with his 90-year-old father
(far right) on Father’s Day, every
mother would vote for him!’
– Paula Marya; ‘A wonderful
attitude, facing the pandemic
madness just as a real sailor
should’ – Juan Pablo Fregonese;
‘I’m so proud of my dear friend’
– Matias Talamonti; ‘Chapeau,
Captain’ – Matias Bonora. |
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