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Unai Basurko

Pakea Bizkaia 2009

Born on 4th January 1973 in Portugalete (Basque Country, Spain)
Lives in Getxo Bizkaia (Basque Country, Spain)
IMOCA Skipper since 2004

www.pakeabizkaia.com


  Unai Basurko, 35, is as passionate about offshore sailing as he is about raising the Basque flag whenever the opportunity arises. Keen to reconnect his beloved region with its sailing heritage, the man has been influenced by one of Spain’s most prominent ocean racer, José Luis de Ugarte, who sailed the 1988 Carlsberg Transatlantic Race and then moved on to the BOC Challenge in 1990… Ugarte supported and encouraged Basurko, who raced the 1998 doublehanded Trans Tasman Race with Kanga Birtles… Ugarte’s rival in the BOC!


The two men won, and since then young Basque has crewed, raced, trained and put all his efforts into setting up solid campaigns to fulfill his objectives. In 2003, he entered the Figaro class and learned a huge amount in terms of solo sailing, aiming to follow in his mentor’s footsteps and to participate in the Velux 5 Oceans, heir of the BOC Challenge. For that purpose, Basurko commissioned a Murray-Burns-Dovell (Australian design office) Open 60’, built it in Australia and sailed it back to Europe, covering 20 000 miles in the process.


Having completed the singlehanded round the world race with stopovers, the Basque skipper today has his eyes set on the Vendée Globe and is anxious to race against the best in the sport in The Artemis Transat. His boat, Pakea Bizkaia 2009, has been optimized and thoroughly checked prior to the decisive 2008 season.


Results

- 2007: 15th place in the Transat Jaques Vabre, 3rd place in the Velux 5 Oceans
- 2004: Round the Iberic peninsula record
- 2003: First participation in the Solitaire du Figaro
- 1998: Winner of the Trans Tasman Race, Skipper of the Spanish Team in the Commodores’ Cup


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