Let’s do that again, but do it better – they are the words of a very determined Pam Lee from Greystones, who came 29th with Tiphaine Ragueneau in the 30th Transat Jacques Vabre yacht race from Le Havre to Martinique.
(Above and below) Rough weather after the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre Yacht Race in Le Havre on the 29th, Photos: Qaptur
Lee and her co-skipper had to undertake so many sail repairs that they almost lost count, and yet still managed to hold their own in the Class 40 fleet. She describes the start at Le Havre and initial leg to Lorient in winds gusting 40 knots as “probably my toughest 48 hours at sea”.
Pam Lee is interviewed on the dock in Le Havre before the Transat Jacques Vabre Yacht Race
Lee is Afloat sailor of the month for November 2023, and she spoke to Wavelengths in Greystones harbour, just after a morning surfing down in Wicklow, about the experience, about learning to sail on a lake, and what’s next. Listen to the interview below:
Pam Lee with her family dockside in Martinique after completing the Transat Jacques Vabre Yacht Race: My Mum Una, My sister in law Maire, Brother Rob, Nephew Freddie, Niece Síbeal and Dad Norman
