Martin Grube & Astrid Clausen-Grube

The OCC Seamanship Award recognizes exceptional skill or bravery at sea. German OCC members Astrid Clausen-Grube and Martin Grube exemplified skill and composure when faced with a potential dismasting of their Jutlandic 37 DS sloop Pincoya during their first Atlantic crossing. En route from the Cape Verde Islands to Martinique, they noticed their intermediate port shroud had started to part. With brisk winds and 3m seas, the couple used Pincoya’s running backstays to stabilize their compromised mast.