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Tanguy de Lamotte belongs to those who believed in Class40 from the beginning. He is rewarded for his efforts since he won, with Adrien Hardy, the first edition of the Solidaire du Chocolat.
Every year, Farr30 teams race around France during one month. This month, Daniel Souben has won the race at the head of the crew sailing "Courier Dunkerque". A second win as he was title holder this year.
Daniel Souben from Vannes is a past Tornado and F18 sailor. He has been team manager for the Banque Populaire trimaran in 2000-2003. He joined the "Courier Dunkerque" team in 2005 and became the skipper in 2006. It took him two years to win the race, now won twice. This time with a lead of 70 points… He is the SeaSailSufer of the month.
Past trimaran Sergio Tacchini’ skipper is back offshore with Giovanni Soldini to win the Class40 race Les Sables - Horta.
Bouvet & Bion
Young french team won the junior 470’s worlds.
Joubert & Nivelt
Famous yacht designers won the competition todesign the future one-designed monohull for the Tour de France.
Going down
Christian Bos
He is the only one of the final entry list not to start the 2009 Solitaire du Figaro. No budget.
Pascal Bidégorry
Banque Populaire V’ skipper has been able to cross the Atlantic to join New York before waiting during one month for a start against the North Atlantic record.
Russel Coutts
His project for the Tour de France new one-design has not won the final competition (i twas in th elast top 3) and Alinghi has launched its new weapon for the next America’s Cup.
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 !
Jean-Marie Liot, vingt-neuf ans, est photographe de mer professionnel depuis cinq ans. Basé à Arradon, dans le Morbihan, il vient de lancer sa galerie virtuelle sur internet.
Associé à Éric Drouglazet, Sébastien Josse, vingt-cinq ans, fera partie, le 16 avril prochain, des favoris de la transat en double Lorient - Saint Barthélémy. Jeune professionnel de la course au large, il rêve aussi de monocoque open et de Vendée Globe.
Le premier novembre 2000, un nom est venu s’afficher à la une de tous les journaux : Ievoli Sun. Un nom parmi de nombreux autres, anciens ou récents, a jouté à la longue listes des épaves qui se disolvent doucement à quelques encablures des côtes de France.
Le 26 septembre prochain, le neveu d’Éric Tabarly va participer à sa première transatlantique en solitaire, la Mini Transat. Dans le sillage des grands.
Morvan et Caudrelier-Bénac vainqueurs de la première étape à Porto Santo et du Trophée BPE. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Le 14 avril prochain, une quarantaine de Figaro Bénéteau s’élanceront en double de Lorient pour tenter de succéder à Karine Fauconnier et Lionel Lemonchois au prestigieux palmarès de la Transat AG2R.
Le K-Challenge est une fusée à trois étages. Lancée lors du salon nautique de Paris, un peu plus d’un an avant les matches de la Coupe de l’America 2003, l’engin spatial va lâcher son premier étage en 2002 par une série d’entraînements orchestrée par l’Américaine Dawn Riley.
The fleet racing in the Volvo Ocean Race will, for the first time, take part in the 630-nautical mile CYCA Sydney to Hobart yacht race as part of the 2,050 nautical-mile leg three to Auckland, New Zealand.
The start will be on Boxing Day, December 26th, in Sydney, Australia and the fleet will start off its own start line, 200 metres in front (…)
Stamm, Bestaven et Parlier : le trio vainqueur ? Photos : Ch.Guigueno
Depuis un mois, vous pouvez élire le SeaSailSurfer de l’année 2001. Après plus de cent votes, deux hommes régatent en tête du classement. Le recordman de l’atlantique et le vainqueur de la Transat 650 sont toujours difficiles à départager.
Le Xbox Pipeline Masters est un des plus prestigieux événements du championnat mondial de surf. A la grande surprise générale, c’est Bruce Irons, 21 ans, qui s’est imposé. En finale à quatre, il a pris le dessus sur le Floridien Kelly Slater, cinq fois vainqueur du Pipeline Master ; son compatriote C.J. Hobgood, tout juste sacré champion du (…)
Sébastien Josse rêve de tour du monde en équipage et même en solitaire. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Le catamaran Orange, ex-Innovation Explorer que Bruno Peyron compte mener contre le Trophée Jules Verne en début d’année 2002 est toujours en chantier à La Ciotat. S’il doit être remis à l’eau prochainement, son skipper a déjà réuni une équipe de “préparateurs” dont les Figaristes Gilles Chiorri et Sébastien Josse.