New Hull and Humber skipper chosen
Skipper Piers Dudin is hoping to steer the region to victory when he takes the helm of the Hull and Humber Clipper in the round the world yacht race.
Piers Dudin, of Salisbury, Wilshire, will carry the hopes of East Yorkshire after being selected to lead the Hull and Humber team of non-professional sailors in the 35,000 mile race.
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Elite skipper Piers Dudin
The event gets under way on September 13 from the Humber, the first time a global yacht race has started from the east coast.
As the home boat, all eyes will be on the Hull and Humber Clipper as she battles it out against nine other internationally sponsored yachts.
Piers said it is a huge honour to be chosen to be one of the skippers.
He said: "To be entrusted with the task of skippering Hull and Humber is a great honour.
"Our team has a really strong sponsor, with a great programme and I'm proud to have been chosen to lead the team around the world.
"I'm looking forward to drumming up a lot of support for the boat and meeting my crew.
"I'm sure they'll be as excited as I am to represent the region of Hull and Humber around the world."
Piers was first introduced to sailing at the age of six by his parents and would regularly sail with his father on a range of dinghies and yachts belongin g to the Royal Engineers Yacht Club.
Since his early beginnings sailing in Germany, Piers has now accumulated a wealth of sailing experience on a variety of yachts.
Most recently he has been working on his Open 650 Thunder, one of a class of 21-foot racing yachts which regularly compete in the prestigious Mini Transat Race.
Founded in 1996 by legendary yachtsman Sir Robin-Knox-Johnston, the clipper race enables ordinary people from all walks of life to put their normal lives on hold and do something truly extraordinary.
Sir Robin said: "Leading a team in a race around the world is one of the hardest and most challenging jobs that any skipper could ever undertake and we're confident Piers and his nine colleagues are up to this challenge."
10 Comments
by Allen, Hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 7:58PM
“How thgick can you get, only in Hull could someone cofuse a round the world Clipper race with an NHS yatch project.
Anyway good luck to all who take part may you all have a good voyage.”
by peter, Hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 5:56PM
“For those interested go on Google and read about a real man.CAPT;JOSHUA SLOCOM.”
by peter, Hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 5:44PM
“Carol,Hull. Dont talk about something youdont know about.
I was at sea for fifty years and have been all over the world. And didnt retire from sea till i was sixty five.”
by john, hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 2:07PM
“Speaking as an x fisherman and some of the weather we went through i still dont think i would fancy going round the world on a yacht good luck do us proud money well spent”
by carol, Hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 1:54PM
“Peter you are so sad !
Do you feel it necessary to comment on something you know nothing about ?
Are you jealous because the scheme wasn't around when you would have been eligible , because perhaps then it would stop you coming on HDM and giving negative feedback about something that is actually a positive for a change
Good luck to Piers and his crew ... Lets have some loyal support for once :)”
by Jamie, Beverley
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 11:11AM
“Steve, Hull. Whatever you were trying to say in your garbled English it is still a waste of money.”
by Jim, Hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 10:44AM
“Peter, Hull - Can we take it you're neither a fan or supporter?”
by steve, Hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 10:39AM
“To Peter and all those of a similar mind. The 09-10 Clipper round the world yacht race has nothing whatsoever to do with the NHS Hull yacht project. They are to separate entites”
by peter, Hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 9:21AM
“Waste of money.”
by peter, Hull
Tuesday, May 19 2009, 9:12AM
“People have lost interest in this money wasting project. And has for being one of the hardest jobs???? he should have been a trawler skipper that job sorted the boys from the men.”