Setting up a campaign for the singlehanded Atlantic race Transat 650 in 2009.
 
(which starts in Fort Boyard near La Rochelle/France, makes a stop over in Lanzarote/Canary Islands and ends in Salvador di Bahia/Brasil)
 
1.sailing experience and
2. a Mini racer (see below)

The ship: GER 393 “The Tom Crean” minitransat-racer prototype

Description of the ship: what is a Mini?

Mini with the number 393 was designed by Owen Clark Design and built in 2002 by Stig McDonald in Great Britain.

“The Tom Crean” successfully finished as fifth out of 70 boats the first stage of the Transat6.50 in 2003. At the transat 6.50 in 2005 the mast broke in the first night.
Thorsten Junge overtook “The Tom Crean” in January 2007 as second owner.

Activities:

22. Mini Fastnet 2007 in Douarnenez-France 16. – 23. June 2007
As sort of the little sister of the legendary Fasnet Race this race is held since 1984. Starting and ending harbours are always in Brittany, with the famous Irish light tower Fastnet as turning point. Renowned stars as Isabella Autissier, Catherine Chabaud or Ellen Mac Arthur have made their first experiences at this challenge.

Douarnenez – Le Fastnet – Douarnenez (approximately 700 sea miles)
The regatta was cancelled due to bad weather conditions by the organizers

August 2007: 1000 sea miles non-stop solo torn from the south coast of England via Skagen, DK to Kiel-Laboe/East Sea (classified as qualification for participation in the Transat 2009 according to the guidelines of classmini.org)
 

 
Due to unexpected problems within the family and following financial as well as time problems the campaign had to be terminated in September 2007 for the time being.
 
The Mini „The Tom Crean“ GER 393 was sold in spring 2008.