Nine Days To Go for Applications to MerConcept Women’s Ocean 50 Race Program
Cole Brauer’s record-setting circumnavigation has opened the world of Grand Prix sailing to more women by demonstrating the possible. You don’t know till you try. Right on the heels of her success is the opportunity for women who want to move up in offshore Grand Prix racing to apply to join the crew of 11th Hour Racing’s MerConcept Multi 50 trimaran campaign. The deadline to apply is March 24 — nine days away!
MerConcept reports that, so far, 30 women have applied. They will be selecting 12 for tryouts at their Concarneau base in the home of offshore sailing, in Brittany, France, and six will be selected for the final team.
You can learn more from our announcement story here or in our recent podcast with Bay Area sailor Melinda Erkelens, who is managing the program together with team captain Francesca Clapcich.
