Translated 9, Translated’s sailboat, competing in the Ocean Globe Race, set sail on January 14 for the second part of the celebratory regatta of the first Whitbread, the crewed round-the-world sailboat race, with a team made up mostly of amateurs. Translated ha It left the port of Auckland in New Zealand, heading for Punta del Este (Uruguay) for the third leg of the Ocean Globe Race, the regatta that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first round-the-world crewed sailing race, limiting the number of professionals in the crew to 30% and the technology to that available in the 70s. The Translated 9 crew has already won the first two legs of the race, from Southampton to Cape Town and from Cape Town to Auckland, and is now called upon to face the most complicated test: rounding Cape Horn, known as the Everest of sailing. Passing Cape Horn means successfully facing unique conditions due to the convergence of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The sea around Cape Horn, located at the extreme tip of the inhabited lands, is in fact characterized by a combination of extreme currents, winds over 50 knots and waves up to 30 meters high.
Crew from seven different nationalities
Marco Trombetti and Isabelle Andrieu, co-founders of Translated, are both crew members. Trombetti, co-skipper, was completely new to sailing until three years ago, when he decided to take part in the most human challenge ever to prove that when you bring together people of great values and aptitudes even tests that seem impossible can be overcome. Trombetti says: “At Translated we love difficult challenges, those that seem beyond our capabilities, that initially scare us but for which we have admiration. We love them because they make us and the people close to us grow.” Andrieu, team coach at Translated 9, adds: “Today, as AI dominates the news, we want to remember the centrality of humans in this beautiful revolution. We believe that only a symbiosis between humans and machines can enable both to overcome humanity’s new challenges while respecting human dignity.” The Translated 9 crew is made up of 17 people from 7 different nationalities (Italy, France, Turkey, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany and the United States) and was selected from over 1,500 enthusiasts who applied to participate in the project. Translated 9 is not only a sporting adventure, but also a project around which personalities from the world of technology and language are coming together. Under the guidance of seven-time World Sailing Champion Paul Cayard, a sister sailboat hosts ocean training sessions in San Francisco Bay for those who believe that with courage, determination and resilience, anything can be achieved.
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