Santa Barbara sailor Colin Campbell is about to join Globe 40, one of the most challenging offshore sailing events in the world. The event covers 6,000 miles across the Indian Ocean, spanning from Réunion Island to Sydney.
Campbell will sail as co-skipper to Canadian skipper Melodie Schaffer, a two-time Globe 40 racer and the 2023 Canadian Rolex Woman Sailor of the Year. In a fundraising post on GoFundMe, Campbell explained that the opportunity to sail aboard Whiskey Jack with Schaffer came up when Schaffer needed a co-skipper on the leg of the race on short notice.
Schaffer previously circumnavigated the globe during the last edition of the Globe 40 race…