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OUR TEAM<\/h1>\n

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Meet Our Skipper<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Scott isn\u2019t like other ocean racing Skippers. He didn\u2019t grow up in the offshore sailing scene. He hasn\u2019t sailed a Mini, or a Figaro, or a Class 40. In fact, he has spent the last 25 years of his life building an engineering company. And now he is attempting to be the first Canadian to complete one of the most difficult sporting challenges on the planet \u2013 the solo, non-stop, unassisted sailing race around the world called The Vendee Globe.<\/h5>\n
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If it sounds like a long putt, that\u2019s because it is. It is a huge putt, like a 100-foot putt across a rolling green in a hailstorm! But to Scott, it is a putt he is confident he can sink.<\/h5>\n
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He has been sailing dinghies since he was a young child and has a love for the wind and the water. He is a mechanical engineer and has been running an engineering company with many mechanical, electrical, systems, and software engineers on staff. He knows about marketing, sales, customers, partners, employees, finances \u2013 many of the dimensions that are required to have a successful IMOCA program. He is an adventurer, an athlete, and an entrepreneur.<\/h5>\n
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He says when thinking about the challenge that lies ahead \u201cit\u2019s almost like the various facets of my life, my skills and passions, have all been running in parallel, and now they have come together for my Vend\u00e9e Globe campaign. It\u2019s such a multi-dimensional project that requires expertise in so many areas and that\u2019s what makes it so exciting for me.\u201d<\/h5>\n
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\u201cHow do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. We are all capable of achieving almost anything we set our minds to, and we can all choose our own adventure. This is mine, what is yours?\u201d<\/h5>\n

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The Team<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Scott Shawyer<\/h4>\n

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Nick Moloney<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Paula Soler<\/h4>\n

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Martin Amescua<\/h4>\n

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Chris Fay<\/h4>\n

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Operations<\/p>\n

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Tamara Blyth<\/h4>\n

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JOFF BROWN<\/h4>\n

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Fin Clark<\/h4>\n

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Nicola Evans<\/h4>\n

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Pauline Caillau<\/h4>\n

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Logistics and Technical Coordinator<\/p>\n

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