Andrew Bishop: Mister ARC bows out…
Drawn to the sea from an early age, the discreet Andrew Bishop is about to hand over the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, which he has been managing since 2006. For the past 16 years, he has made a success of the transatlantic rally created by Jimmy Cornell in 1986, despite two years dominated by the Covid-19 crisis. Here then is a portrait of this man who has enabled more than 10,000 crew members and 3,000 skippers to cross the oceans in complete safety.
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Publié le
01/02/2023
Par
Emmanuel van Deth
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188
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It’s the day before the start of the 37th ARC and on the pontoons in Las Palmas, Andrew makes no secret of the fact that this will be his last start of the event as the big boss. He was in the same state of mind two weeks later at the arrival of the ARC+ in Grenada and at the ARC prize-giving ceremony in Saint Lucia, with the added emotion and even a few tears. At 62 years old, Andrew is handing over the helm to Paul Tetlow this fast-growing company that organizes nautical rallies. Andrew learned to sail at a very young age, and as an only son, he accompanied his father, an accomplished racing…
