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2008 SeaSailSurfers
SeaSailSurfer of December 2008 : Michel Desjoyeaux
From last to 1st in the Vendée Globe
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On December 3rd, Michel Desjoyeaux wasback in the top 10 of the Vendée Globe, 3 weeks after his second start from Les Sables d’Olonne. At the end of the month, he is the leader. Mich’Desj is the SeaSailSurfer of December.
February 2008’ SeaSailSurfer : Jean-Pierre Dick
Winner of the Barcelona World Race with Damian Foxall : Paprec Virbac’ skipper has won the two-handed round the world race with co-skipper Damian Foxall. Does this make Dick one of the top ranked skipper to succeed to Desjoyeaux and Riou in the Vendée Globe ?
In 2005, Dick finished 6th in the Vendée Globe, the non-stop solo round the world yacht race. If he never competed for the win he showed everybody a new approach to concieve an Open 60 monohull. He was the first to ask Farr Yacht Design and has been followed in that way by many skippers. Including himself as he asked the Kiwi designer to design him again the new Paprec Virbac.
After half a round the world race to set sail the new boat to France, and a full one in the BWR, he appears now as one of the top guns for the next Vendée Globe. During this competition (a Vendée Globe prologue) he said he learnt a lot from Damian Foxall, especially to react quickly after technical problems. That will help him a lot next winter, alone.
For the february month, Jean-Pierre Dick is the SeaSailSurfer of the month. With special mentioin to Foxall and to Servane Escoffier who did finished her round the world race without any stop.
SeaSailSurf’s barometer of February 2008
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Lionel Lemonchois | Gitana XIII’ skipper adds a nw trophy to his collection with the New York - San Francisco record. |
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Seve Jardin | Young Aussie win the skiff world champ at his second attempt. |
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Alex Thomson | Finishing second of the BWR, the Brit shows he is able to finish a round the world race. |
| Going Down | ||
| :s-( | Bernaz & Le Breton | The place to Bejing will go to one of them in France Team. But they finished only 18 and 20 in the Laser world. |
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Leboucher & Garos | French 470 sailors finied ahead Charbonnier & Bosset in qualification races but let them the place in France team for Bejing. |
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Franck Cammas | Groupama 3’ skipper capsized away from New Zealand during the Jules Verne Trophy. But crew are safe and sponsor will rebuilt the giant trimaran. |
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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 !
