Christophe Guigueno
Christophe ’Pipof’ Guigueno is hte owner and editor of www.seasailsurf.com
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America’s Cup
Oracle Team USA secret weapon for the Cup: a kite developed by Airbus and Kai Lenny
For the 35th edition of the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup which starts on May 26 with the Louis Vuitton Cup, Oracle Team USA as developed a secret weapon: a kite-wing conceived by their technological partner from Europe and the paddler – kitesurfer star Kai (...) -
Mini 650
Simon Koster : « I chose Olivier Mousselon from Mer Forte»
Swiss skipper Simon Koster who finished the Mini-Transat Mini-Transat #MiniTransat 2013 at the 3rd place in the serie division will be back in the solo transatlantic in 2015. He has chosen a new yacht designer and is beginning the building of a new proto 650. He explains his (...) -
Poll
Mylène Paquette et François Gabart are the SeaSailSurfers of 2013
After 3527 votes, the male and female SeaSailSurfer of 2013 are Mylène Paquette et François Gabart. The canadian rower has lots of fans and they come at more than 2000 to vote for her. The winner of the Vendée Globle, him, received 385 votes. -
IMOCA
Keel and masts standardised in the new IMOCA rules
"IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA is moving forward, respecting its history, and preparing for its future." The class of monohulls entering the Vendée Globe and Barcelona World race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace a published the changes skippers and yacht designers were working for a long months. the main conclusion is that "the keel and the (...) -
San Francisco
Video : Johnny Heineken won the Bridge to Brigde 2013
Every year from 1998, the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race invite all sailing engines for a run between two gates from the Golden Gate. This year, the competition was included in a 18 feet event and french photographer and cameraman Christophe Favreau was there. -
America’s Cup
Poll : Who’s going to win the 34th America’s Cup?
Race begin on September 7th. USA team has 11 points to win when Kiwis have 9. Kiwis have won the Louis Vuitton Cup when Oracle Team USA have compete only between its two boats. Who is going to win? Post you vote! -
Maxi 80
Video : New 80’ trimaran Prince de Bretagne sailing off Lorient
Lionel Lemonchois, past winner of the Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum , is preparing in Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. , Brittany, France, his new maxi trimaran. Prince de Bretagne is an old ORMA (60’) trimaran lengthened to 80 feet. His main goal is, again, the Route du Rhum Route du (...) -
Vendée Globe
Faster than Gabart, Jean-Pierre Dick sails 502 nm in 24 hours
Yesterday, between 4am GMT Friday 30th November to 4am GMT Saturday 1st December Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac Paprec 3) travelled from point to point, 498.80 miles in twenty-four hours, averaging speeds of 20.8 knots. This breaks the record Record #sailingrecord held previously by Alex Thomson in 2003 and, also the record Record (...) -
Speed
The Vestas Sailrocket 2 broke the miles record and averages 65+ knots on 500m
"VSR2 performed exactly as predicted by the Sailrocket design team of Malcolm Barnsley and Chris Hornzee Jones at AEROTROPE. The spec for the boat was to be able to hit 65 knots in 26 knots of wind in order to average around 60 knots," wrote the team on their video page. And they did better on November 24 : "On the GT-31 gps 67.74 and an (...) -
Jeux Olympiques
ISAF decides to reintroduce windsurf in place of kitesurf for Rio 2016
Change again. The ISAF has changed its mind concerning the boards for Rio 2016 olympics Olympics #olympicsailing games. After having decided to place kitesurfing, they vote to put back in the list of olympics Olympics #olympicsailing series the RS:X board. And then windsurfing is back ! (...)