‘No one else would hear the transmission’

Of the three Contessa 32s that took part in this year’s Mailasail Azores and back (AZAB) race, Katisha and her motley crew had to contend with the most minimal preparation time.

Skipper and owner James Moore and I have raced two handed aboard in many offshore races. The boat is well set up for it and, with thousands of miles sailed together, so are we. We achieved little sailing together before the start, however, and James had to singlehand from Plymouth to Falmouth due to