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SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of November 2009 : Tanguy de Lamotte
Winner of the Solidaire du Chocolat
mercredi 2 décembre 2009 –
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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.
SeaSailSurfer of Mai 2009 : Davy Beaudart
Winner of the Mini-Pavois and Chrono 650
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
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Yann ELIES | He is back in the Figaro circuit after his dramatic Vendée Globe… andwins two solo races. |
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Boris HERMAN & Felix OEHME | The german crews increases its lead in the Class 40 round the world race after its win in Charleston. |
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Franck CAMMAS | Back sailing with his giant trimaran, the skipper added a new record with the Mediterranean one. |
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WINCHES CLUB | Without enough budget, the club from Douarnenez won’t be able to organize a Mini-Transat in 2010. |
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33rd AMERICA’S CUP | Spy, new boat in US, which boat in Switzerland, date… Still boring. |
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Team BANQUE POPULAIRE V | Not sailing. The giant trimaran is in her shipyard. The bottom of the floats being rebuilt. |
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Thomas Ruyant is the SeaSailSurfer of 2010
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 (…) -
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SeaSailSurfer of December 2010 : Jeremy Flores
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. -
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SeaSailSurfer of November 2010 : Thomas Ruyant
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. -
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SeaSailSurfer of October 2010 : Alex Caizergues
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 (…) -
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SeaSailSurfer of september 2010 : Russell Coutts
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. -
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SeaSailSurfer of August 2010 : Bertrand Delesne
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 !
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