The pair crossed the Atlantic Ocean together and ticked off the first major ocean crossing of the competition
A mother and daughter duo who have only ever sailed recreationally decided to take on a 40,000nm round-the-world challenge. Amanda Shehab, 56 and daughter Megan Allpress, 26 have now arrived in Uruguay.
Hundred Years Cup was a game of tactics from the start, with the 26-day north to south Atlantic passage being notorious for its testing and varied conditions and can challenge even the most experienced of sailors. Megan added: “That’s the beauty of doing this with a crew, there’s 21 of you on the boat, and you pick yourself up and then pick everybody else up, we all have highs and lows, but we all pick each other up.”
Divided into eight legs, the arrival in Uruguay marks the end of Leg 1 of the race. This edition features over 700 people, aged 18 to 71, representing 55 nationalities and many diverse walks of life including electricians, orthopaedic surgeons, police sergeants and teachers, and the event’s first mother-daughter duo, competing together on a matched fleet of 70ft ocean racing yachts.
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