Anchored in our Hearts: Remembering Jim

JIM PREVIOUSLY WROTE:

I am writing a book and want my sailing mates, after my 250,000 nautical miles of yacht racing, to send in stories, pictures and video of us…….No pressure…need your help!!

Thank you & Big Love for all your support!

Now Take it On!!! … Jimbo P6

Email stories to: my@closeencounters.com.au

Videos with Jim HERE

Sail-World article on Jim by John Curnow…click to open

Whitbread 89/90 The CardPhoto Rick Tomlinson

Whitbread 89/90 The Card
Photo Rick Tomlinson

Cape Horn Whitbread 89/90 The Card

The Card

ENZA, SKIPPERED BY PETER BLAKE AND ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON WINNING THE JULES VERNE TROPHY IN 1993
COPYRIGHT RESERVED. PHOTO: MARK PEPPER/PPL

Team New Zealand-Young America/Stars & Stripes
San Diego 1995

Night watch aboard “The Card”, Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-90.

The Card

Whitbread 89/90 The Card Photo Rick Tomlinson

Whitbread 89/90 The Card
Photo Rick Tomlinson

The Card

Sovereign Maxi from Australia makes sail during the One Ton racing yachts race in the Kenwood Cup on 1 November 1988 off Hawaii, United States. (Photo by Oli Tennent/Getty Images)

The One Ton racing yachts compete in the Kenwood Cup on 1 November 1988 off Hawaii, United States. (Photo by Oli Tennent/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 20: Sailing: Kenwood Cup, Aerial view of miscellaneous action, Honolulu, HI (Photo by Warren Bolster/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: D72476)

21 Sep 1997: Whitbread 60 yacht Innovation Kvaerner at the start of Leg 1, from Southampton to Cape Town, of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy 1997-98 off Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport

12 Dec 1997: Jim Close of Australia onboard Whitbread 60 Innovation Kvaerner checking sails

16 Feb 1998: The crew capture the moment they rounded Cape Horn onboard Innovation Kvaerner during the fifth leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy 1997-98. Mandatory Credit: Kvaerner Innovation Whitbread Team/ALLSPORT

16 Feb 1998: The Norwegian crew members onboard Innovation Kvaerner take one for the folks back home during the fifth leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy 1997-98. Mandatory Credit: Kvaerner Innovation Whitbread Team/ALLSPORT

16 Feb 1998: After rounding Cape Horn, skipper Knut Frostad’s thoughts return to the Race as light airs dog their progress during the fifth leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy 1997-98. Mandatory Credit: Kvaerner Innovation Whitbread Team/ALLSPORT

12 Feb 1998: The crew onboard Innovation Kvaerner keep charging ”from wave to wave” during the fifth leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy 1997-98. Mandatory Credit: Kvaerner Innovation Whitbread Team/ALLSPORT

13 Dec 1997: Onboard Innovation Kvaerner, Jim Close of Australia (right) trims the spinnaker and navigator Marcel Van Triest of Holland (2nd right) checks the course ahead as they race boat for boat with EF Education at the start of the third leg, off fremantle, Western Australia, of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy 1997-98. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

18 Sep 1997: A portrait of Jim Close, a watch leader of the Whitbread 60 Innovation Kvaerner team at the race village, before the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy at Ocean Village Marina in Southampton, England. Mandatory Credit: Mike Hewitt /Allsport

12 Feb 1998: Another wave surges down the deck onboard Innovation Kvaerner as Richard Bouzaid of New Zealand concentrates at the helm and Nick Willetts of New Zealand trims the mainsail during the fifth leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race for theVolvo Trophy 1997-98. Mandatory Credit: Kvaerner Innovation Whitbread Team/ALLSPORT

Sovereign Maxi from Australia makes sail during the One Ton racing yachts race in the Kenwood Cup on 1 November 1988 off Hawaii, United States. (Photo by Oli Tennent/Getty Images)

The One Ton racing yachts compete in the Kenwood Cup on 1 November 1988 off Hawaii, United States. (Photo by Oli Tennent/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 20: Sailing: Kenwood Cup, Aerial view of miscellaneous action, Honolulu, HI (Photo by Warren Bolster/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: D72476)

2 MAR 1995: TAG HEUER CHALLENGE (NZL) ROUNDS THE FIRST MARK SEVEN SECONDS AHEAD OF NIPPON IN THEIR LOUIS VUITTON CHALLENGER SERIES RACE FOR THE AMERICA”S CUP IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN OFF OF SAN DIEGO. TAG HEUER WON BY 41 SECONDS. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Du

21 Dec 1997: Whitbread 60 yacht Innovation Kvaerner sailing during leg three of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy off the coast of Victoria, Australia. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport

21 Dec 1997: Whitbread 60 yacht Innovation Kvaerner sailing in leg three of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy off the coast of Victoria, Australia. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport

21 Dec 1997: Alby Pratt of Australia checks the masthead on Whitbread 60 yacht Innovation Kvaerner during leg three of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy off the coast of Victoria, Australia. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport

22 Oct 1997: Nick Willetts of Australia, a crew member of Whitbread 60 yacht Innovation Kvaerner, drinks champagne after finishing third in leg one of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy in Cape Town, South Africa. Mandatory Credit:Stephen Munday /Allsport

13 Dec 1997: Whitbread 60 yacht Innovation Kvaerner with her sail wardrobe on deck before the start of the third leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy in Fremantle, Australia. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport

22 Oct 1997: Knut Frostad of Norway, skipper of Whitbread 60 yacht Innovation Kvaerner, sprays his crew with champagne after finishing third in leg one of the Whitbread Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy in Cape Town, South Africa. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday /Allsport