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| The crew were nominated to win this newly-donated trophy by fellow competitors for several actions which included towing a competitor´s disabled boat 27 miles to the finish line on the Milford Haven to Bangor leg, and, on a later leg, assisting another boat which had a fouled propeller - GEE´s driver John Guille dived overboard to cut the rope free.
 The Spirit of the Event Trophy was sponsored by marine electronics manufacturer Raymarine. The trophy was presented by International Marketing Communications Manager Fiona Pankhurst, who admitted she already knew the crew of GEE very well, as the boat is owned by Raymarine Ambassador Chris Clayton, and she took part in the first leg of the race. "All their heroics happened after I was safely back on dry land so I´m very glad it´s the race competitors who decide who wins this trophy, otherwise I´d be accused of favouritism!", she said.
Raymarine ambassadors fared well in this high-endurance race, GEE finished 1st in class and 22nd overall, Shelley Jory in Going Lean was 6th overall, with Greg Marsden in Team Pulsar - Vampire coming 20th overall and 4th in class. The Raymarine-equipped Blue FPT, with the oldest competitor navigator Dag Pike onboard, was the outright winner.
As skipper of the smallest boat on the course, with the smallest engines, Greg said: "We were the only boat to navigate around all legs including Land´s End, which meant we were successfully placed in each leg, giving us 20th place overall. Raymarine´s radar and AIS were great in the poor conditions that we sometimes experienced, and in the notorious shipping lanes around Britain. Raymarine´s LifeTag also gave us the peace of mind during the event that if we had a man overboard, we could locate them and recover them as quickly as possible. Raymarine´s further involvement in the race, offering product support at every stop-over, was fantastic." |
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