Emma Stanton's Liverpool 08 dress was a real show stopper during the 05-06 Race and got masses of publicity around the world – here she is in the heart of Manhattan, NY. It was a good dress made out of one of the Culture Company's flags promoting the City's Capital of Culture and looked stunning on her, especially with her infectious smile. Because of a surfeit of ‘Emmas’ in Liverpool Clipper she was given the name Mini-M. This is a take off from the name of the Imarsat Mini-M Satellite phone that was previously fitted in the Clipper yachts.
The Stars and Stripes dress is being worn here by Sam Fuller who was Skipper of Liverpool 08 at the time. Sam took over from the regular Skipper Tim Magee when he had to return to UK for the race to New York. Sam had skippered New York Clipper in the 2000 race from Liverpool to Hong Kong and also skippered for several of the 05-06 training courses.
In a free vote, nine out of ten Skippers said they preferred Sam in the dress rather than the regular Skipper, Tim.
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