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2008 SeaSailSurfers
SeaSailSurfer of December 2008 : Michel Desjoyeaux
From last to 1st in the Vendée Globe
mardi 30 décembre 2008 –
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.
January 2008’ SeaSailSurfer : Francis Joyon
New record holder around the world : The man of the month has done an increadible round the world sailing. Francis Joyon has beatten Ellen MacArthur’s previous record by 14 days, coming back to Brest in 57 days and 13 hours.
Francis Joyon is the only sailor in the world able to sail during 26,000 nautic miles at the average speed of 19 knots. At the helm of his 30m long trimaran, Idec 2, he broke the greatest of the solo records getting back to himself Dame Ellen’s trophy. More… by sailing around the world in 57 days, he made the second best performance of the times as only Orange 2 and Bruno Peyron’s Crew were able to do better in lesss than 51 days.
Photo : www.thmartinez.com
SeaSailSurf’s barometer of january 2008
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The G-Class | Joyron breaks the solo record. Cammas and crew left for Jules Verne Trophy. Pen Duick SA and Brest prepare a solo race in 2011. Bruno Peyron thinks again about The Race 2. |
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Dick& Foxall | The two men entered agin in Norht Atlantic with a good lead over Thomson and Cape in the Barcelona World Race. |
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Thomas Coville | Maxi trimaran Sodeb’O’ Skipper breaks the 24 hour solo record. |
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Total | The french petroleum company has lost in the lawsuit following Erika’s wreckage in the bay of Biscay. |
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America’s Cup | Boring. Let them race ! For a match between Alinghi and BMW Oracle Racing on a big cat, a big monohull or a big barge… And come back to serious competition. |
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Thomas Coville | Maxi trimaran Sodeb’O’ Skipper breaks one of his floats’ crashbox and stopped his race against Joyon’s record. |
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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 !
