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Pascal Schürmann

 · 10.02.2005

Alinghi man Grant Simmer on new challenges for the sailing heroine

"The America's Cup could be a good option for Ellen MacArthur in the future." This view was expressed by Grant Simmer, technical director of the Swiss Alinghi team, in a radio interview with the BBC.

After her successful solo non-stop circumnavigation, the sailing world is wondering what the young Brit will do next. Simmer attests: "She would be a great inspiration to any team she would join." Her determination and ability to manage a project would be a great asset.

However, Simmer does make one caveat: "Of course, this only applies if she doesn't want to do everything on her own as before."

You can read more about Ellen MacArthur and her spectacular circumnavigation of the globe in the next issue of YACHT (issue 5/05, in newsagents from 23 February).

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Pascal Schürmann

Pascal Schürmann

Editor YACHT

Pascal Schürmann joined YACHT in Hamburg in 2001. As head of copywriting and head of the editorial team, he makes sure that all articles make it into the magazine on time and that they are both informative and entertaining to read. He was born in the Bergisches Land region near Cologne. He learned how to handle the tiller and sheet as a teenager in a touring dinghy on the Sneeker Meer and on a tall ship on the IJsselmeer. During and after his studies, he sailed on the Baltic Sea and in the Mediterranean. As a trained business journalist, he is also responsible for boat financing and yacht insurance reports at YACHT, but also has a soft spot for blue water topics.

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