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The Transat 2016 : Thomas Coville makes it to New York as runner-up in the Ultime class
Thomas Coville, one of the great French solo sailors of recent times, became the second competitor to finish The Transat bakerly this morning when he brought his Ultime trimaran, Sodebo, to the finish at New York. -
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The Transat 2016 : Gabart takes line honours and wins the Ultime class
Francois Gabart, the young heart-throb of French solo offshore sailing, completed his first solo win on board his new 100ft trimaran, Macif, today when he crossed the finish line of The Transat bakerly off New York. -
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Idec Sport’s Jules Verne Trophy : 47 days 14 hours and 47 minutes to sail around the world
IDEC SPORT crossed the finishing line off Ushant at 1650hrs UTC on Friday 8th January. Francis Joyon and his crew of five took 47 days 14 hours and 47 minutes to sail around the world. This was the third best time in the history of the Jules Verne Trophy -
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Spindrift 2’s Jules Verne Trophy : Line crossed at 15:01 UTC after 47 days 10 hours 59 minutes and 02 seconds at sea
The trimaran skippered by Yann Guichard has finished its first Jules Verne Trophy, registering the second fastest time in history, and with Dona Bertarelli becoming the fastest woman to have sailed around the world. -
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2015 RORC Transatlantic Race : Phaedo3 take Line Honours in Grenada
No need for pistols at dawn as Lloyd Thornburg’s mighty green MOD70, Phaedo3 crossed the finish line off Quarantine Point, Grenada this morning, completing the RORC Transatlantic Race at UTC 10:56:03 in 5 days 22 hrs 46mins 03 secs. Waging a ’Master and Commander’ style battle from the start in Lanzarote, Team Phaedo held onto their lead, (…) -
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Transat Jacques Vabre : Gabart and Bidégorry on MACIF first to Itajaí
French co-skippers François Gabart and Pascal Bidégorry on the new 30m Ultime Trimaran MACIF crossed the finish line at 05:59Hrs 27secs UTC this morning (00:59hrs 27secs local) in Itajaí, Brazil as first Ultime, to take line honours in the 5400 miles Transat Jacques Vabre double handed Transatlantic race which left Le Havre, France at 1230hrs (…) -
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Trophée Multi50 : Erwan Le Roux and Giancarlo Pedote winners in Brittany
Ended yesterday the trophy Prince de Bretagne Sud Goëlo, a new victory for Erwan Le Roux and Giancarlo Pedote aboard Multi50 FenêtréA-Prysmian. Now it is time for the preparation of the event of the year: the Transat Jacques Vabre, which will take place in late October. -
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Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 : Spindrift 2 finishes first in a time of 2d, 10h, 57m, 41s
On August 18th at 23:57:41 (CET), the maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2 was the first boat across the finish line in Plymouth in the 46th Rolex Fastnet Race after a thrilling tactical race in an unusually calm Celtic Sea. For 58 hours, Dona Bertarelli’s and Yann Guichard’s crew raced through erratic winds within sight of their closest rivals, who (…) -
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Pacific Record : Hydroptere took off to Hawaii
After having crossed the mythical 50 knot barrier in 2009, it is with nearly three meters of swell that Alain Thébault and Jacques Vincent, along with four American crew members, took off today from Los Angeles to Hawaii. -
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Francis Joyon : "Attempting to grab the Jules Verne Trophy is going to be all the more exciting"
Détenteur depuis 2008 du record du tour du monde en solitaire, Francis Joyon, 59 ans, va tenter un doublé inédit dans l’histoire de la course au large. Le skipper du maxi-multicoque IDEC SPORT va en effet s’attaquer à son premier record en équipage et pas n’importe lequel : le record absolu du tour du monde en équipage (Trophée Jules Verne) (…)
