Seahorse Sailor of the Month

Seahorse magazine hosts a monthly poll to recognize recent achievement, and since this is little more than a popularity contest hosted by a British publication, Scuttlebutt is leaning in to support North American interests:

CHRIS SHERLOCK (GBR)
While Sherlock will forever be associated with the Farr 100 Leopard 3, his contribution to sailing and sailors extends far wider than that. However, Leopard’s overall victory in the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600 was a nice excuse to put Sherlock forward with a nomination that is probably long overdue. The latest ‘update’ of Leopard which he managed last year was an epic, yet this almost 20-year-old Maxi is going faster than it ever has – so it clearly worked. And straight out of the box.

COLE BRAUER (USA)
And bang… we seem to have a new international superstar. Although the Global Solo Challenge is ‘just’ one of the many Corinthian round-the-world events popping up now on a regular basis, and even though the GSC only rose to wider public consciousness in its final few weeks, in just that brief window, in terms of social media, US skipper Brauer quickly eclipsed high-profile French ‘rival’ Clarisse Crémer. Too late for this Vendée Globe, but the next one should be a shoe-in.

To vote, click here.