Jersey Sailing’s Principal Will Carnegie became one of the youngest skippers to circumnavigate the World in Sir Chay Blyth’s Global Challenge at the age of 27.
As skipper of the 72ft yacht VERITAS Will’s leadership skills were tested to the full when his yacht was hit by a freak wave off the coast of Australia, nearly killing two of the crew.
What happened next is a tale of sheer determination and team effort and was reported in the press as "One of the truly outstanding achievements of this leg"*. It is an inspirational example of teamwork and leadership at its most effective.
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Wellington Harbour
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150 miles to Cape Horn
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Having spent the following six years working in the team and leadership development industry nationally and internationally Will and his family returned to live in Jersey in 2007.
Will has extensive local experience having grown up sailing from Gorey on the east coast of Jersey, he is an RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Instructor with commercial endorsement and has logged over 50,000 miles.
*Yachting World, March 2001