Little has been said or heard from Jacques Bouchacourt, most bets and discussions on monohulls line honours going for other names and other boats?He has probably not had the need to show ID to get a drink for a few decades now, but in a race where the ability to pace and manage the strategy with wisdom, his experience should come in handy, twice before he did OSTAR and if I remember well both times in under 20 days.We've certainly seen it before, in the 2005 OSTAR Nico Budel won the 40 ft class by virtue of being the last man standing out of about 9 starters in his class and he's no spring chicken either.Jacques this time has the largest monohull in the fleet at 50ft so in all fairness I think he really is the man to watch. He was quick to dismiss the idea, but I put it down to his gentle humble persona.
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