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.
New holder of the transatlantic record : At the helm of the giant trimarna Sodeb’O, Thomas Coville has beaten the Solo Transatlantic record. In 5 days 19 hours and 29 minutes, he makes better than Francis Joyon by 7 hours and a half.
Multihuls live a new aera. 50 feet ones are growing. 60’ ones have disappeared. Now multihulls go bigger with Franck Cammas and Pascal Bidegorry girants for crew records. In the single handing scene, Francis Joyon and Thomas Coville show the way of the futures generations of trimarans. From New York to Cape Lizard, Coville has done better than Joyon. He has now to do better around the world…
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 !
The champagne bottles are opened at the base in Viaduct Harbour in Auckland. Magnus Holmberg, helmsman in Victory Challenge, has at this moment received the message that he and his colleagues Stefan Rahm, Lars Linger and Magnus Augustson are appointed the Sailors of the Year 2001. The Swedish America‚s Cup-challenge’s whole crew is present and (…)
Franck à Saint Malo avant le départ du rhum 1998. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Le skipper du trimaran Groupama est parmi les favoris de la prochaine Route du Rhum. Vainqueur de la Transat Jacques Vabre en double, son trimaran de 1998 devra lutter face à une nouvelle génération de machines transocéaniques.
Pour sa première épreuve de la saison, l’équipage francilien emmené par Jimmy Pahun et Laurent Pagès a terminé à la 7e place (sur 79 inscrits) du Championnat du Monde de Melges 24 couru à Key West (USA).
With a score line that included five bullets Italian Flavio Favini won the 2001 Melges 24 World Championship in true style after the final day of racing eventually had to be cancelled due to lack of wind. Although disappointed that no more racing was possible the fleet were in full agreement with the Race Committee’s decision that sailing in (…)
Arrivée de Bilou aux Sables d’Olonne. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
L’IMOCA, classe grandissante, a décerné jeudi 24 janvier le titre de champion du monde 60 pieds Open à Roland Jourdain. Thierry Dubois prend la suite de Christophe Auguin à la présidence de l’association.
Les étudiants de l’ENST Bretagne et de l’ENSIETA, soutenus par la Ville de Brest et leurs écoles, tentent de mener un projet en commun pour participer au prochain Tour de France à la Voile.
If you’ve ever wanted to watch a master class in Melges 24 sailing today was the day to be out on the water. Italian Flavio Favini and his Swiss team, headed by owner Franco Rossini, led the fleet from start to finish in all three races taking him into a comfortable lead.
Les skippers réunis devant le YC de France. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Voici la nouvelle course océanique réservée aux seuls monocoques IMOCA : La Regata de Rubicon. L’épreuve est organisée par Gérard Petitpas, déjà organisateur de la Transat Jacques Vabre, et reprend le principe du Challenge Mondial Assistance des multicoques en 2001.
"Nous allons réduire la voilure dans nos partenariats avec les équipes de Saint Étienne et de Limoge". Daniel Sicard, directeur général des hypermarchés Géant, avoue ne rien connaître à la voile, mais il en a bien compris les termes. Au détriment des footballeurs et basketteurs, éloignés de la philosophie du groupe.