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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.
The mini circuit makes the offshore sailors of the next years. A new generation appears from 2008 whith Thomas Ruyant at the head. Behind the skipper of past Isabelle Joschke’s prototype, the mini class makes discover more and more sailors under 25 yo. In the serie division, the one to follow is Davy Beaudart.
Age of 24, Davy from Hennebont, close to Lorient in Brittany, sails in the Mini Class from 5 years. He first sailed at the helm of a Pogo. He was qualified for the previous Transat 650 but decided not to compete. His Pogo was not fast enough and he had not enough experience. Now he steers a Pogo 2 of the new generation and cumulated goods results. In 2008 he won the solo Trophée MAP and this month, he took the Mini-Pavois and Chrono 650. A young guy to follow in the Transat 650 in september. And he is the SeaSailSurfer of the month.
SeaSailsurf barometer of the month
Going Up
Yann ELIES
He is back in the Figaro circuit after his dramatic Vendée Globe… andwins two solo races.
Boris HERMAN & Felix OEHME
The german crews increases its lead in the Class 40 round the world race after its win in Charleston.
Franck CAMMAS
Back sailing with his giant trimaran, the skipper added a new record with the Mediterranean one.
Going Down
WINCHES CLUB
Without enough budget, the club from Douarnenez won’t be able to organize a Mini-Transat in 2010.
33rd AMERICA’S CUP
Spy, new boat in US, which boat in Switzerland, date… Still boring.
Team BANQUE POPULAIRE V
Not sailing. The giant trimaran is in her shipyard. The bottom of the floats being rebuilt.
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 !
Funchal, le 22 avril 2002. Quelques bords au près au lever du jour et Colbert Orco est venu doucement couper la ligne d’arrivée alignée entre les deux môles d’entrée du port de Funchal. Hervé Laurent et Rodolphe Jacq sont donc les grands vainqueurs de la première étape Lorient - Madère en 7 jours, 20 heures et presque 30 minutes d’une course (…)
Funchal, le 22 avril 2002. Hervé Laurent et Rodolphe Jacq viennent de franchir la ligne d’arrivée de la première étape, Lorient - Madère, de la sixième Transat AG2R. A 8h29’53", heure française, 6h29’53" TU, Colbert Orco est entré dans le port de plaisance de Funchal et est passé devant l’extrémité du môle qui signale la fin de ce parcours (…)
C’est parti pour la 34e édition de la semaine olympique française ! Des conditions difficiles auront marqué cette première journée. Calme et grosses bascules de vent se sont imposés : un maximum de 12 nœuds pour des bascules atteignant 20–25°.
Funchal, le 22 avril 2002. Hervé Laurent et Rodolphe Jacq sont en train de rejoindre la ligne d’arrivée de la première étape de la Transat AG2R. Avec 82 milles d’avance au dernier pointage, l’équipage de Colbert Orco file sereinement entre l’île de Porto Santo et celle de Madère qu’il va contourner par l’est pour rejoindre le port de Funchal où (…)
Avec 184 milles couverts sur les dernières 24 heures, Hervé Laurent et Rodolphe Jacq sur Colbert Orco ont encore augmenté leur avance sur leurs premiers poursuivants, Ronan Guérin et Ronan Cointo sur Escal’Atlantic Saint Nazaire.
Ce matin, les derniers matches du Championnat de France de Match Racing se sont disputés. Suspense et tactique étaient les maître-mots de l’épreuve. A l’issue de la finale, le titre de Champion de France 2002 a été remporté par Paul-Ambroise Sevestre (La Pelle – Marseille).
Mission accomplished for the maxi-cat Orange which on Saturday at around 2000 eased her mainsheet and hoisted the big masthead gennaker. They’ve made their rendezvous with the south-east trades and the Marseilles Giant is now on a direct heading for the northern hemisphere at more than 20 knots average. Bruno Peyron and his men are finally (…)
Mission réussie pour le maxi-catamaran Orange qui, samedi soir vers 20 heures, a ouvert la grand voile et envoyé le grand gennaker en tête de mât. Le rendez-vous avec les alizés de sud-est a été respecté et le géant Marseillais fait aujourd’hui route directe vers l’hémisphère Nord à plus de 20 noeuds de moyenne. Bruno Peyron et ses hommes (…)