CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Twenty years ago, Brice Cunningham brought his extensive culinary knowledge to Charlottesville when he relocated to the city, became an American citizen, and played a role in starting three restaurants – Fleurie, Petit Pois, and Tempo. Now, he’s training to sail a 21-foot yacht solo across the Atlantic.
Next September, Cunningham will participate in the 2027 Mini Transat, a solo yacht race across the Atlantic in which participants navigate their way from the starting point in France to a destination usually located in the Caribbean, Central, or South America.
“It was started in the 70s by some crazy English people,” Cunningham joked…