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SeaSailSurfer
SeaSailSurfer of July 2010 : Alessandro di Benedetto
The Franco-Italian geologist of 39 years old Alessandro di Benedetto accomplished this July a solo round the world tour, without making stopover, on the race course of the Vendée Globe. He made it in 268 days on board a mini 650 Mini 650 #mini650 and he is the SeaSailSurfer of July (...) -
Expedition
The 12,500 plastic PET bottles reached Sydney
After sailing more than 8,000 nautical miles and spending 128 days crossing the Pacific, the world’s largest ocean, in a boat made of 12,500 plastic Plastic #DéchetsPlastiques PET bottles, the Plastiki expedition and her crew have safely and successfully reached their planned destination of Sydney to cheers of welcome and (...) -
Virgin GB Row 2010
Four female rowers first to row around the coast of Britain
The women who spent 51 days at sea in a tiny boat the length of two minis ended their epic 2,000-mile journey this morning at Tower Bridge in London. By becoming the first women ever to row around mainland Britain their time of 51 days 16hours 42minutes has been accepted for a Guinness World Record Record #sailingrecord (...) -
Rolex Baltic Week
Trivia, YQuem II and Sleipnir II win the Rolex Baltic Week
The winners of the 2010 Rolex Baltic Week have been crowned – Yquem II is the 8-Metre Euro Cup champion, with Trivia taking the 12-Metre class win in the Robbe & Berking mR Sterling Cup, and Sleipnir II the Robbe & Berking 6mR Sterling Cup. Whilst Yquem II and Sleipnir II had claimed their trophies by the end of the second last (...) -
SeaSailSurfer
SeaSailSurfer of June 2010 : Yann Riou
From 2008, Yann Riou has been the invited crew of the winning team of the Mini-Fastnet. With three different skippers and mini 650 Mini 650 #mini650 , he has won the two-handed race from Brittany to Ireland. He is the SeaSailSurfer of June -
SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of May 2010 : Fabien Delahaye
The young sailor from Normandy was chosen by breton Armel Le Cléac’h (past winner of the Figaro solo race and second of the last Vendée Globe) to be his partner in the two-handed race from Concarneau to St Barthélemy. Good choice! For his first transatlantic, Fabien Delahaye who had never spent more than 8 days on a boat, has won the (...) -
SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of April 2010 : Joan Duru
French surfer Joan Duru won in April the Protest Vendée Pro in the spot of La Sauzaie. This young guy from the Landes who got 21 during the final day imposed himself upon Irish Glenn Hall. Winning 2009 and 2010 eidtions of the event, he is the SeaSailSurfer of the (...) -
Voiles de Saint-Barth
Wild Horses wins 1st event
After three days of racing on various courses, which were physically and tactically demanding, Luc Poupon and the race directors scheduled a race all the way around the island of St. Barts to close this first highly successful edition of the Voiles de Saint-Barth. A 22-mile long race between the rocks in a trade wind that remained strong (...) -
SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of March 2010 : Franck Cammas
Franck Cammas and his crew of 9 mercenaries took the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne from the hands of Bruno Peyron. To take the round the world sailing record Record #sailingrecord aboard Groupama 3 has not been easy. So the skipper based in Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa (...) -
SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of February 2010 : James Spithill
The 33rd America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup show was great. The black trimaran and her wing flew over the white catamaran. At the helm was the younger skipper going to win the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup . The Aussie is the SeaSailSurfer of the (...)
