Artemis Offshore Academy

Established in 2010, the Artemis Offshore Academy is the UK's only training centre for solo and short-handed offshore racing, giving British sailors the chance to compete exclusively on the Class Figaro circuit and helping them on their pathway to the Vendée Globe - a non-stop round the world solo race nicknamed the ‘Everest of sailing'. Physically and mentally demanding, highly competitive and all encompassing, solo offshore racing requires a unique sailing skill set. The annual Artemis Offshore Academy Selection Trials and subsequent training programme are designed to push sailors to their limits in all areas needed to run a successful sailing campaign, ensuring Academy skippers have what it takes to be competitive on one of the most demanding and dynamic racing circuits in the world. Now training its fifth generation of budding solo competitors, the Artemis Offshore Academy continues to strive towards producing world-class short-handed sailors, with Academy trained skippers Sam Goodchild and Jack Bouttell having recording some of the best British Solitaire du Figaro results in the history of the prestigious 2000 mile solo race in 2013. The Artemis Offshore Academy helped eight British Solitaire du Figaro competitors to the start line in 2014 – almost 25% of the predominantly French entry list, and the most Brits the race has seen in its 45-year history. Comprised of four generations of Academy sailors, the ever-growing British contingent competing in the 2014 Solitaire du Figaro was testament to the Academy's evolving training initiative, and the vital and ongoing support of their title sponsor Artemis Investment Management LLP. With the 2015 Artemis Offshore Academy Rookie squad now enroled, the training process once again goes full circle with the Academy looking to repeat the numbers seen on this year's start line in 2015 and aiming to see three British skippers standing astride the prestigious Rookie podium.
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