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SeaSailSurfers of 2007
SeaSailSurfer of december : Stephanie Gilmore
Rookie and surfing world champ
dimanche 30 décembre 2007 –
For the first time in the ASP World tour, a rookie has won the championship. Stephanie Gilmore, 19 yo, wins the 2007 ranking ahead of Peruvian Sofia Mulanovich and Silvana Lima from Brazil.
SeaSailSurfer of november : Mike Fanning
2007 ASP world tour champ : Americans Kelly Slater and Andy Irons have monopolized the World Title for the last five years but Fanning’s win makes him the first Australian to clinch a men’s ASP World Title since Mark ‘Occy” Occhilupo did so in Brazil in 1999.
Fanning made his Foster’s ASP World Tour debut in 2002 after finishing No. 1 in the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) the year prior. An impressive 5th place finish his first year on the elite tour earned him highest rookie result of all time, an honor he now shares with 2006 Rookie of the Year, Bobby Martinez (USA). Fanning’s six-year professional career has seen him make a steady ascent to the No. 1 position he held for the entirety of the 2007 season. After a 5th place debut in 2002, Fanning finished World No. 4 in 2003, World No. 3 in 2005 and 2006 and World No. 1 today. He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month.
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Jeremy Flores | The french rookie in the ASP World Tour finishes 8th. |
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Giovanni Soldini | At the helm of his new Class 40, the Italian skipper won the Transat Jacques Vabre. |
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Michel Desjoyeaux | Another trophy for the Professor after a new win in the Transat Jacques Vabre in the IMOCA class. |
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Finot Group | The designers has been defeated by Lombard in the Mini, by Farr in the Jacques Vabre in the IMOCA class and by Verdier in Class 40. |
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America’s Cup | Following ACM/SNG/Alinghi disastrous new rules, it is the America’s Cup itself that appears ridiculous. |
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Alinghi | Big drawbacks for the swiss Defender after the New York court’s decision. |
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en : SeaSailSurfers of the year
Thomas Ruyant is the SeaSailSurfer of 2010
689 votes made the SeaSailsurfers of 2010. The male winner is Thomas Ruyant, winner of the Route du Rhum in Class40. He did it one year after his win in the solo Transat 650. And he is so popular he wins the title of SeaSailSurfer of the year ahead of the funboarder Antoine Albeau (Sailor of the year for the french federation) and ahead of (…) -
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SeaSailSurfer of December 2010 : Jeremy Flores
Jeremy Flores has won the Billabong Pipe Master, the last event of the 2010 ASP World Tour. Defaiting Kelly Slater in the semis, is the first European surfer to win this great event, the first french to win an event in the ASP circuit. He is the SeaSailSurfer of December. -
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SeaSailSurfer of November 2010 : Thomas Ruyant
Don’t you have a feeling of dejà-vu ? Thomas Ruyant, hands up, with his fetish hat, arriving as a winner in a solo race ? Transat 650 2009 ? Yes. One yer after his win in the Mini-Transat, he has won the Route du Rhum. He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month. -
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SeaSailSurfer of October 2010 : Alex Caizergues
On said kitesurfing is not sailing. Other said the Luderitz Speed Challenge’ spot is not deep enough. But the channel in Namibia is a fixed place with 500 meters marks and is more than 80 cm deep. When kitesurfers and windsurfers sail there, there are truly in the spirit of the original Weymouth and Brest Speed Weekds. Their records are not (…) -
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SeaSailSurfer of september 2010 : Russell Coutts
Russell Coutts, the boss of the american Defender, BMW Oracle Racing, has made younger the older sport trophy of the world. As the competition will be sailed aboard wingsailed catamarans, he made the trophy, and sport sailing competition, entering the third millenary. He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month. -
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SeaSailSurfer of August 2010 : Bertrand Delesne
August 2010 was rich in events and performances. Many SeaSailSurfers made great performances. We will however retain Bertrand Delesne’s run in the second leg of race to the Azores. On his mini, he covered 304,90 miles in 24 hours. He is SeaSailSurfer of the month !
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en : Barcelona World Race
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SeaSailSurfer of December 2010 : Jeremy Flores
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fr : SeaSailSurfer du mois
SeaSailSurfer de décembre 2010 : Jeremy Flores
Jeremy Flores n’est plus un espoir du surf mondial. Depuis le mois de décembre, il fait partie des meilleurs surfers mondiaux vainqueurs d’une épreuve sur le circuit mondial pro, l’ASP. A Hawaii, il a remporté le Billabong Pipe Masters , la dernière épreuve du circuit 2010. Il est le SeaSailSurfer de décembre. -
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Geoff Boettcher : "It was a tough one"
Geoff Boettcher’s South Australian yacht Secret Men’s Business 3.5 was announced this afternoon as this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Overall winner. Secret Men’s Business was the 14th boat across the finish line in a race where just finishing was an achievement. Severe wind and weather conditions contributed to the retirement of twenty (…) -
fr : Rolex Sydney - Hobart
Mark Richards : "c’est un bon résultat"
Suite à une réclamation portant sur le règlement de course, Mark Richards, skipper de Wild Oats XI, attendait la décision du jury avant de savourer sa victoire. Après avoir entendu les protagonistes, le jury de la Rolex Sydney Hobart a annoncé son verdict. Wild Oats XI est bel et bien le vainqueur incontesté de cette édition 2010. Même verdict (…) -
en : Rolex Sydney - Hobart
Mark Richards : "the result is a good one"
“We’re back and we’re just very happy to be here,” said Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards after the news that a race committee protest had been dismissed and that the 30.48 metre supermaxi owned by Bob Oatley could be officially declared line honours winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
