Chatham Marine joins Nannini and Peggs for the Global Ocean Race

Palma, Mallorca - With less than 2 weeks to the start of the start of the double-handed round the world Global Ocean Race (GOR) 2011/2012 the teams in Palma are hard at work with their final preparations for the start of the first leg from Palma to Cape Town. Sanding, painting, grinding, shifting boxes, climbing masts and scrubbing decks all the teams end up looking a bit scruffy at the end of a hard day's work, but Marco Nannini and Paul Peggs have been able to count on the support of Chatham Marine to look impeccable in the Mallorcan evenings home to many a multi million superyachts. The anglo-italian duo certainly looks the part in their Chatham Marine sponsored clothing and shoes (although they clearly both need a haircut!)

"The reality is that we are one of the teams with least budget, we are the only ones sleeping on the boat as we couldn't afford renting a flat or staying in a hotel, this suits us as in reality we think it's part of the whole adventure of sailing around the world and Chatham Marine' clothing is designed around active sailors, so it's tough and durable and yet when we were invited by the Italian owner of the Cosmopolitan Cafe' to enjoy his island famous Mojito we easily blended in the crowd of the posh mallorcan nightlife." Commented Marco.

Date added: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Latest updated: Wednesday 9th November 2011