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.
SeaSailSurfer of September 2008 : Isabelle Joschke
Leg 3 winner in the single-handed race Cap Istanbul : At the end of September, Isabelle Joschke has won the third leg of the single-handed race Cap Istanbul from Nice to Istanbul. This is the first female win in the Figaro-Bénéteau offshore racing solo circuit. Well done for the rookie coming from the mini 650 circuit.
Leg 1 was won by Breton Eric Drouglazet. Leg 2 has been taken by Antonio Pedro Da Cruz who gave to Africa its first win in the offshore solo racing scene. And leg 3, from Marzamemi in Sicile to Aghios in Crete was Isabelle’s one. She took the lead after Thierry Chabagny in the south of the fleet and kept it for herself toward the finishing line as shjewas known to do in the mini circuit in the past four years.
This year, Isabelle is a rookie in the Figaro circuit. But she took experience from her previous réaces, in particular in the Course des Falaise where she discovered solo inshore racing against the top sailors of the circuit. This summer, she finished 30 for her 1rst appearance in the Solitaire du Figaro, take the third place of the rookies rankings. Also winner of the forst leg of the Transat 650 from France to Brazil in 2007, she has added now a new leg win to her brillant palmares and the first female one in the Figaro class. She is the SeaSailSurfer of september 2008.
SeaSailSurf barometer of september 2008
UP
Rob Douglas
In Namibia, the kitesurfer nearly broke the 50 knots barrel.
Antonio Pedro Da Cruz
He is the first African to win a leg in the solo Figaro circuit.
Bruno Jourdren
The Breton won the silver medal with his crew at the Paralympic Games.
DOWN
Damien Seguin
Four yeas ago, he won the gold, this year he came back with silver from the Paralympic Games.
Lionel Lemonchois
Route du Rhum winner has left the Gitana team.
Philippe Jeantot
Vendée Globe creator has seen his fine increased at the Appeal Court.
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 (…)
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.
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.
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 (…)
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.
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 !
Au sud de la Nouvelle Écosse, Bernard Stamm continue sa progression en tête du tour du monde en solitaire avec escales. Le grand favori de la classe 1 domine son sujet, tout comme l’Américain Brad Van Liew en Classe 2. Mais le vent était encore assez faible hier soir pour les voiliers en route vers Torbay.
En juin dernier, la société VMI (Vendée Mécanique Industrie), leader mondial dans la fabrication des pétrins et des batteurs mélangeurs pour la boulangerie, annonçait son engagement dans la course au large aux côtés de Sébastien Josse, à qui il venait de confier l’Ex-Sodebo de Thomas Coville. En plein accord avec l’entreprise vendéenne, (…)
Ce week-end, du 20 au 22 Septembre, aura lieu la troisième édition de l’Atlantique Télégramme.
Avec 58 bateaux lors de la première édition en 2000, 90 en 2001, et 150 attendus pour ce week-end (soit un millier de personnes sur l’eau), le concept inhabituel de l’épreuve semble plaire !
Pour la seconde journée de cette étape de la coupe du monde de kitesurf en France, le soleil est au rendez-vous. La journée de dimanche a marqué le début de la compétition avec les qualifications. C ?est avec le thermique que la compétition est lancée. 8 riders se sont lancés pour gagner les 4 places attribués pour rentrer dans le tour (…)
Pour la dernière journée de cette seconde demi-finale du National Kitesurf Tour, championnat de France de Kitesurf 2002 qui vient de dérouler à Urville-Nacqueville près de Cherbourg. Le vent est toujours au rendez-vous, en effet pendant 4 jours le vent à souffler à près de 25 noeuds ce qui a permis de courir une triple élimination. Une première (…)
Sur la base tricolore à Auckland, Pierre Mas, directeur sportif du DEFI AREVA, a présenté l’équipe sportive et la cellule arrière qui prend les commandes des Class America français pour la Louis Vuitton Cup (coup d’envoi le 1er octobre). Luc Pillot assure le rôle de tacticien et a la charge d’être également le skipper du bateau, Philippe Presti (…)
Le départ de la première étape de Around Alone a eu lieu hier à 12h00 à New York entre la statue de la liberté et Ground Zero, grand espace vide où se trouvaient encore il y a une année de cela les deux tours symboles de New York.
New York Harbor was transformed from a commercial port into a spectacular venue for the start of Around Alone 2002-03. From early in the morning, all the Open class yachts were towed off the pontoons of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, where they had been docked for two days after the Prologue race from Newport, RI.
Incontestablement Albeau est le Maître du Funboard français et il tient à le rester. Il a fait sur ce premier Championnat de France de Formula Windsurfing à Brest, une démonstration de régularité dans le plus haut niveau quelles que soient les conditions de vent ?. "Chapeau bas, Monsieur Albeau".
En raison des conditions météo musclées, toutes les manches de dimanche ont été annulées. Après deux jours de régate dans la brise et un quasi-sans faute du trimaran belge, Jean-Luc Nélias (Belgacom) remporte ainsi son premier Grand Prix.