Have you ever seen a mini 650, the 5.60 metres long open class monohulls, sailing downwind under skiff style maxi spinnakers ? Watch some of them sailing in the bay of Lorient (Brittany - France) on SeaSailSurfTV.
The images have been taken from September 6 to 8th in Lorient during the SoloChrono 650, a solo race around Groix island with a general rankings over the best times of each skippers cumulated over the three days.
You will sea All Mer, a Seb Magnen design sailed by her designer (twice winner of the Mini-Transat) and then by her skipper, Fred Duthill. You also can see other prototypes and Pogos (serie division).
The one there is Fred Duval’s one. A Magnen design too which has won the last Transat 650 with Yannick Bestaven.
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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.
Having being nominated twice before in 2010 and 2012, it proved to be third time lucky for Mathew Belcher, the Australian Olympic and World champion in the 470 dinghy class, whose current winning streak stretches to an amazing 17 consecutive regattas.
Magnus Olsson (64), one of the greatest sportsmen in the world of sailing has passed away at a hospital in Spain. His family and friends were by his side. Magnus suffered a stroke during the week and, despite initial positive signs, deteriorated over the following days.
We all know offshore racing multihulls with foils such as french ORMA trimarans (18 meters long), offshore speed multihulls such as the Hydroptère, and inshore foilers such as the TriFoiler of new flying Mothes. Here is a new concept for… a cruising monohull. The eXplorius.
This is the complete mail interview of the manager of the Volvo Ocean Race made for a report about the next event in the three-monthly french magazine Course Au Large. Glenn Bourke answers few questions about the new rules, the number of entries, the place and the budget of this race in world of round the world yacht races.
Russell Bowler, president of Farr Design, was questions by mail for a paper about the next Volvo Ocean Race published in the three-monthly french magazine Course Au Large. Here are his answers.
Photo : Illbruck on the way to the finish with the Sydney Opera House in the background. Photo : Daniel Forster illbruck
illbruck’s victory on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race was anything but straight forward. It is the story of disaster and a determined comeback in great style. With less than 24 hours at sea, the yacht flooded her bow section so bad that the bow was under water. In a dramatic team effort the crew managed to keep the yacht afloat and got (…)
Liz Baylis of San Rafael, Calif. won the Rolex Osprey Cup today, topping off four days of match racing here on Tampa Bay. Sailing with Baylis at this ISAF Grade 1 regatta were an all-California team of Aimee Hess (Oakland), Karina Shelton (Watsonville) and Stacie Straw (Marina del Rey). After a lack of wind yesterday afternoon forced the (…)
Troisième partie en image de la construction du Furtif 60. La construction de la coque se termine. Il est déjà temps de penser à l’après coque : Quille, safrans, dérives et surtout le gréement avec un mât et des voiles. Une coque ne suffit pas.
Photos et commentaires : Elie Canivenc
NewsCorp au passage de l’île d’Eclipse. Photo : Rick Tomlinson Electronic Image / Volvo Ocean Race
A 23h hier soir, les 2 concurrents leaders de cette deuxième étape de la Volvo Ocean Race, illbruck en tête, SEB dans son sillage, suivis de près par News Corp, Assa Abloy, Amer Sports One et Djuice, s’engageaient dans le Détroit de Bass qui sépare l’Australie de l’île de la Tasmanie.
Le port de Saint Malo en novembre 1998. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Le Salon Nautique 2001 a été lancé dans une grande salle en mezzanine du premier hall. Loïck Peyron, Thomas Coville, Michel Desjoyeaux ou Karine Fauconnier rejoignent, entre autres skippers, une salle bondée. Il est 11h30 vendredi. C’est la présentation officielle de la Route du Rhum 2002. Avec un an d’avance, ses organisateurs sont prêts, tout (…)
Mistral 650 built in the South of France. Photo : J.Dubois
Mistral 650, TiZef, a Magnen design are the new designs that tries to follow the SuperCalin. They will try to break the supremacy of the Pogo. Jerome Dubois of the AMC Marine yard, is underway in the construction of his first Serie Class Mini. In the same time Ollivier Bordeau of the Latitude 4824 yard, known as the builder of Rolland designs, (…)
Deuxième partie en image de la construction du Furtif 60. Les “1100 kg de résine, 1500 m2 de fibre et 6 m3 d’Airex” sont utilisés petit à petit pour construire les bordés latéraux de la coque de 18 mètres de long à bouchain.
Photos et commentaires : Elie Canivenc
Elie Canivenc, étudiant en architecture navale à Southampton, ancien participant de la Mini-Transat 1999, construit un 60 pieds Open dans le but de participer au prochain Vendée Globe. A Pacques 2001, le mannequin est assemblé. “Nous visualisons l’engin… et l’ouvrage qu’il représente !” commente Elie qui pose devant son futur voilier. Le (…)
Le Mistral 650 en chantier dans le Var. Photos : J.Dubois
Jérôme Dubois du chantier naval AMC Marine poursuit à Roquebrune sur Argens dans le Var la construction de son mini de série. Pendant ce temps à Brest, Ollivier Bordeau du chantier Latitude 48° 24’ lance aussi un “bateau conforme à la jauge série”. Avec le Super Câlin et le plan Magnen qui serait en chantier en Normandie, la chasse au Pogo est (…)
The CNBPP will organize from May 1st to 5th the second edition of the Select 650. This race did take the place of the 300 miles of Concarneau this year. The minis and their single handing skippers will leave again La Baule for a 300 miles long course away form the coast of South Brittany.