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.
Does Michel Desjoyeaux surprises us ? He left Les Sables d’Olonne on November 11 after a short pit-stop but 2 days behind the front runners of the Vendée Globe. On December the 3rd, he was back in the top ten (cf photo). On December 16th, Foncia’ skipper took the lead when Mike Golding was leaving the race, Ecover’s mast down. At the end of the year, The Professor is still leading. What Else ?
SeaSailSurf barometer of December 2008
UP
Australian Navy
The Australians saved Yann Eliès.
Mark Richards
Wild Oats XI wins a 4rth Sydney - Hobart.
Sam Davies
First non-french skipper in the Vendée Globe.
DOWN
Bernard Stamm
Crash finish in the Kerguelens.
Thomas Coville
5 days behind around Cape Horn.
Yann Eliès
Dramatic accident for the Breton skipper and a lost Generali.
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 !
Nik Baker (Mistral, North) and Matt Pritchard (AHD, Gaastra) have shared the overall victory here in the Magdalen’s after a dramatic closing double elimination of La coupe des Isles, PWA, 2002 Freestyle Grand Prix. Baker and Pritchard finished in second and third positions behind Josh Stone (JP, Neil Pryde) of Hawaii who took his first victory (…)
The wind refused to play ball today here in the Magdalen’s. Following an intense day of competition yesterday, sailors have been taking advantage of a rest day, to relax aching muscles, attend to any equipment repairs and chill out whilst waiting for the hourly announcements. Head freestyle judge, Klaus Michael made the call this afternoon to (…)
C’est parti pour la deuxième édition de la Solo Chrono. Le premier à s’élancer entre la base sous-marine de Lorient et le port de Kernével est Ronan Trolez à la barre du Pogo n°180 Hisséo Location / La Ligue. Les autres skippers l’ont suivi pour sortir de la rade de Lorient au près et faire le tour de l’île de Groix.
David ponse sa nouvelle dérive et affûte son mini pour la Solo Chrono. Photo : Ch.Guigueno / Pipof.com/voile
Il y a deux ans, David Raison avait remporté la Solo Chrono dans la catégorie des prototypes. "J’avais gagné en 3h35" se souviens David tout en préparant une nouvelle dérive en carbone. "Mais c’est un Pogo qui avait réalisé le meilleur temps…" Cela devrait changer ?
Le trimaran géant aux couleurs de Cap Gemini Ersnt & Young et Schneider Electric fait tranquillement route vers les Iles Britanniques. « Nous montons en direction du sud de l’Angleterre pour aller tâter le terrain sur la ligne du record du Tour des Iles Britanniques », confie Olivier de Kersauson.
La Fédération Française de Voile a confié au club "Les Crocodiles de l’Elorn", classé dans les trois premiers clubs de planche à voile français depuis 1991, l’organisation du tout premier Championnat de France Senior de Formula Windsurfing.
Après neuf courses comptabilisées chez les Séries et huit chez les prototypes (le National Pogo est la course supplémentaire des Séries) et à la suite du Triangle du Soleil, ce sont David Barden (prototype) et Charles Euverte (Série) qui sont en tête du classement provisoire du Trophée SeaSailSurf.com des Minis 2002.
Alors que le championnat du monde d’Europe s’est achevé hier à Hamilton au Canada, débute demain celui des 470 à Cagliari en Sardaigne. Résultats des uns et perspectives des autres.
17-year-old Ricardo Campello (JP, Neil Pryde) has won the opening double elimination of La coupe des Isles, PWA, 2002 Freestyle Grand Prix. The Venezuelan freestyle genius came out on top this afternoon after defeating Matt Pritchard (Gaastra, AHD) of America in a thrilling final. Conditions could not have been better here in the Madeleine (…)