Regatta 977

July 1973. The Varig Boeing 707 - flight 820, with destination Orly, France, crash-landed in flames in an onion field in Saulx-les-Chartes, a few kilometers from the airport.

Among the passengers was the 36-year-old Brazilian sailing champion Joerg Bruder, on his way to one more championship to compete for his 4th consecutive world title.

The tragic accident left profound scars on the family. Any topic referring to Bruder became taboo and was automatically diverted. These diversions and the distancing from the sailing world, were slowly erasing his story, leaving it vague and fragmented.

Some facts led his daughter Georgia, who was only three years old at the time of the accident, to want to know more about her father, rebuild and pay tribute to his memory.

She interviewed friends, sailors and family members; investigated documents and photographs, registering Joerg Bruder´s splendid trajectory. In this manner, almost 50 years later, she realized that despite the painful loss, his presence accompanies and inspires her.

-"You bring back to our memory and knowledge a hero. A Brazilian hero."★★★★★
-"The author took care to explain many details of the sailing world for readers who are not sailors, in a simple and light way."★★★★★
-"...a broad overview of the most important figures in the sport we love (sailing) from the mid-20th century to the present day."★★★★★