CHAPTER 2 :
MEET THE OGR 2027 CREW
The team on White Shadow for the OGR 2027
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Sarah,
Rounder
Originally an architect, Sarah also completed a degree in naval architecture. She then decided to commit fully to navigation and has been a professional sailor since 2024.
She regularly races and has 10,000 miles of sailing from the North Atlantic to the Irish Sea, passing through the Mediterranean and the Marmara Sea. Driven by desire, she can't conceive a life far from the ocean. When not sailing, she renovates wooden boats in a traditionnal shipyard.
Charles,
Rounder
Charles served as an officer in the Army for ten years, on challenging missions from Afghanistan to French Polynesia. He then decided to turn his career towards the maritime world.
Driven by his passion for sailing and old rigging, Charles first sailed on an 8MJI before embarking as a professional sailor on a 1949 schooner. Accomplished navigator with almost 10,000 miles sailed, alone or with a crew, his career is now fully oriented towards offshore racing.
Attilio
From Italy to France, Attilio used to be an architect and construction enthusiast. Fond of naval engineering, he's been navigationg for 25 years, practicing sailing not only as a passion but also as a social and cultural bond.
He used to be a skipper for races with young people on social rehabilitation programs, and embarked writers on immigration paths along the coasts of North Africa. He's been navigating on old rigs in the bay of Marseilles for more than 10 years now.
Gavino
Musician and sound ingineer, his trajectory has been as eclectic as passionate. He became a professional sailor and has been involved in humanitarian work, in organizations such as Medecins Sans Frontières and SOS Méditerranée.
He is now training to race accross the Atlantic on board his Mini 6.50.
Metin
Another Mediterranean in the crew, Metin is originally from Turkey, and lives in Barcelona. Solo sailor of 52, he also took his 28 feet from Marseille to Istanbul.
Metin joined the White Shadow crew in 2023 and successfully sailed on the first leg of the OGR, now he's back for Chapter 2!
Pierre
Entrepreneur at heart, Pierre is not a sailor, nor a high-level athlete, and does not even like water. But one day he set himself a crazy challenge: to solo row across the Atlantic. He succeeded, without stopovers and without assistance, from Dakar to Cayenne.
His motto: "Alone we do nothing and nothing is done alone."
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Alain
Fashion designer in the Marais in Paris, in a previous life, Alain used to sail a lot when he was young. One day in the 70's, he saw a very nice sailboat, elegantly going upwind: it was a Swan 43. That moment remained engraved.
He was about to buy his own little Swan when he met the White Shadow project and his dream became more than a reality: a Swan 57 and a round the world trip!
Boris
Boris worked for more than 30 years in the supply chain. Very involved in the cultural field, he founded a photography festival, published art books and created a series of cultural podcasts.
High level athlete, he practices ultra trail and cycling.
He also sailed on his 29 ft "La Javanaise" for about ten years.
Thomas
Thomas was a nurse during ten years before decinding to turn to the professional maritime world to fulfill his dearest dream.
He crossed the Atlantic five times on different kind of vessels. He solo crossed the North Atlantic on a 29 ft.
He also received a formation of naval maintenance and will therefore be a great help for the technical part of our adventure.
Arnaud
Deeply passionate about the ocean and offshore racing, Arnaud has already sailed many miles, and they are many more to come as he will round Cape Horn with us!
As an electronics engineer, he will also be a great help for the technical part of the adventure.