After a period of intense training with coach and experienced sailor Pipe Hare, TeamMussulo 40 Angola Cables, formed by Angolan captain José Guilherme Caldas and Brazilian Leonardo Chicourel, started this weekend in the AtlanticCup regatta.
This is the longest sailing boat race in the Western Atlantic and the most difficult in the United States.
José Guilhereme Caldas, commander of the Mussulo 40 and the only Angolan to participate in the competition, highlights that important training sessions were carried out with Pipe Hare, from Antigua to Charleston, during which the opportunity arose to learn, not only about sailing, but also about the operation of the boat, and weight distribution, which allowed, despite not being a state-of-the-art boat, good preparation for the race.
The sixth edition of the AtlanticCup kicked off in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The teams, made up of only pairs, will travel 1,008 nautical miles at sea, and will compete in the first section, from Charleston to New York, and after a brief stop, they will return to compete in a second stage to Portland, Maine, where the regatta ends. on the weekend of June 10th.
“It is a three-phase race, the first two in pairs and in the third, with the participation of three other crew members. It is expected that in the first phase of the regatta, from Charleston to New York, favorable winds will appear although the forecast for the following days is unstable, there are 650 miles that need to be completed in two or three days. The second phase, from New York to Portland, is 350 miles long and is considered tougher as it is a region subject to large changes in wind intensity and direction, which can interfere with the duration of the race”, highlighted Leonardo Chicourel, Mussulo Skipper 40 and the only Brazilian sailor to compete in the regatta.
Angola Cables will be the Official partner of the AtlanticCup regatta, the Telecom multinational, which sponsors Mussulo 40, will name the finish line for LegOne and the starting line for LegTwo, this in New York.