PHILIPPE GUIGNE (FRA)|
| | Nomination |
A man who has done a lot
to keep thousands of sailors
sane during the lockdown
months, Guigné released the
first edition of Virtual Regatta
in 2006 and has since been continuously
developing it with a growing 10-man team
based in Paris (PS he’s hiring). The numbers
are staggering – two million registered
players with 500,000 currently active and
a total of over 4.5billion miles raced. Club
racing, America’s Cup, round the world. Go
and race where you want when you want
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| Why they won |
| ‘Philippe’s work kept me and
thousands of other sailors sane
in lockdown, on behalf of us all,
THANK YOU!’ – Chris Rands; ‘I
can no longer sail due to illness,
Virtual Regatta is the only way
for me to escape, so… Merçi,
Philippe’ – Michel Roue; ‘Thank
you, Philippe, for organising the
Great Escape… which also
allowed me my first victory!!!’
– Serge Martinez; ‘Great job,
Mr Philippe, if you ever need
a free Italian translation I am
here! – Francesco Kalagani!!! |
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