Musto, clothing partner to The Artemis Transat a single-handed race which sets sail from Plymouth on Sunday 11 May, has put up a handsome trophy to be awarded to the skipper of the first IMOCA Open 60 yacht to cross the Newfoundland race gate after crossing the treacherous Atlantic, famous for its westerly gales and storms, before the final 800-mile stretch to the finish in Boston.
Nigel Musto comments: “This single-handed event is, perhaps, the toughest of the classic races which pit one man against an ocean. It demands the very best clothing systems to maintain the sailors’ performance and morale in a vicious cocktail of weather conditions. We are proud that Musto HPX is, for most, the breathable technology of choice.
“The competitor who carries off the Musto Newfoundland Trophy will deserve recognition for an outstanding achievement.”
When the competitors approach the Newfoundland coast, they enter an area infamous for fog, freezing temperatures and Arctic icebergs, borne on the Labrador current. The first boat to reach 53°04.4’ West, the longitude of Cape Race, will win the new trophy after 1900 sea miles of difficult ocean sailing from The Lizard.
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