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Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Team Alvimedica’s challenge for the 2014-15 edition announced in Istanbul
Seven years ago, a couple of young American sailing addicts met on the set of a Disney movie and dreamed of the day that they would launch a campaign in the world’s toughest offshore team test, the Volvo Ocean Race. Today that apparently long-shot ambition became a reality when Team Alvimedica’s challenge for the 2014-15 edition (...) -
Gitana Team
Route du Rhum 2014 and Vendée Globe 2016 for Sébastien Josse
The 2014 season promises to be equally thrilling with the major Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum meeting, whose fleet will set sail from Saint Malo on 2 November. Above all though it marks the start of a five-year campaign packed with surprises, which kicks off with the arrival of a new craft within the Gitana Team and Sébastien (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Video : With nine months to go to the start, Team SCA is in full training mode
Two years ago SCA announced it would enter a boat into the Volvo Ocean Race. They then took another bold move when they decided to enter the race with an all-female team. It’s not the first all-female crew in the history of the race, but this is the first time an all-female team will receive the same support as their male competition - (...) -
IMOCA
Keel and masts standardised in the new IMOCA rules
"IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA is moving forward, respecting its history, and preparing for its future." The class of monohulls entering the Vendée Globe and Barcelona World race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace a published the changes skippers and yacht designers were working for a long months. the main conclusion is that "the keel and the (...) -
Dongfeng Race Team
Dongfeng has successfully completed its sea trials in the Solent
Ahead of being shipped to China on Wednesday, Green Marine Marine Marine nationale have now officially handed over the Volvo Ocean 65 ‘Dongfeng’ to OC Sport. On the other side of the globe in Sanya, China the Dongfeng Race Team is preparing to put Chinese athletes through their paces in the first of several sailing team (...) -
Mini-Transat
Justine Mettraux : "I knew I was second 5 miles before the arrival"
Justine Mettraux crossed the finish line of the Mini Transat in second place in the series boats at 03h 40mn 34s local time (07h 40mn 34s GMT). Her elapsed time is 22 days 22h 55m 34s. Her average speed Speed #speedsailing over the course (point to point) is 6.67 knots. She arrived 1d 13h 43m 7s after Aymeric Belloir, winner of the Yslab (...) -
Mini-Transat
Aymeric Belloir wins the series division of the 2013 Mini Transat
The only thing we can blame Aymeric Belloir for, is killing the suspense in the series boat race. Before the start, we foretold a knife fight in this category and instead there has been a quiet loner riding out on his own. -
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Bekking and Brunel back for Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Dutch sailor Bouwe Bekking will return for a record Record #sailingrecord -equalling seventh bid for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, the world’s leading crewed offshore race, as skipper of a new campaign launched by Brunel on Tuesday in Amsterdam. -
Mini-Transat
Benoit Marie : "I did not know my position, but he should have nothing to regret"
Benoît Marie sets foot on the dock. He is still amazed by his performance, deeply moved to see his family ... He only learned of his victory in the Bay of Pointe à Pitre, when a spectator boat told him that no one else had crossed the line. He goes to Denis Hugues, the Race Director and laughingly said to him: "There were not many bet on me at (...) -
Mini-Transat
Benoît Marie first to Pointe à Pitre
The skipper of benoitamarie.com crossed the finish line in Pointe-à-Pitre line at 17h 46m 05s local time (21h 46mn 05s GMT). His total racing time was 18d 13h 01m 05s. His average speed Speed #speedsailing over the course was 8.25 knots.
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