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SeaSailSurfer of the month
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 24 hours 24 hours best distance covered records . He is SeaSailSurfer of the (...) -
Round Britain and Ireland Race
First win for Franck Cammas with his 70’
It was at 1126 hours BST on Sunday that Franck Cammas and his ten crew took victory in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland off the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. By covering the 1,802 miles in 5 days 21 hours and 26 minutes at an average speed Speed #speedsailing of 12.74 knots, the French crew considerably improved (...) -
Giant
Sidney Gavignet : "this record is the cherry on the cake"
At 09:03:55 GMT today (24/08/10) skipper Sidney Gavignet (FRA) onboard OMAN AIR MAJAN crossed the finish line off Lizard Point, Cornwall to smash the single handed Round Britain and Ireland record. The A100 trimaran broke the existing record held by Thomas Coville by a massive 1 day 15 hours 30 minutes and 44 (...) -
SeaSailSurfer
SeaSailSurfer of July 2010 : Alessandro di Benedetto
The Franco-Italian geologist of 39 years old Alessandro di Benedetto accomplished this July a solo round the world tour, without making stopover, on the race course of the Vendée Globe. He made it in 268 days on board a mini 650 Mini 650 #mini650 and he is the SeaSailSurfer of July (...) -
Virgin GB Row 2010
Four female rowers first to row around the coast of Britain
The women who spent 51 days at sea in a tiny boat the length of two minis ended their epic 2,000-mile journey this morning at Tower Bridge in London. By becoming the first women ever to row around mainland Britain their time of 51 days 16hours 42minutes has been accepted for a Guinness World (...) -
SNSM Record
Gitana 11 sets record in 19h39 in South Brittany
The first maxi-multihull to take the start of the SNSM Record, Gitana 11 has set a reference time across the 360 mile course proposed for the 6th edition of what has become a seasonal classic. Yann Guichard and his six crew completed the two return legs between Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantic) and Sainte Marine Marine Marine nationale (South (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
Franck Cammas : "nearly 50 days of extremely strong emotions"
Franck Cammas and his men on Groupama 3 drew alongside under blue skies in the Port du Château this Sunday morning to the applause of an enthusiast local crowd. After having beaten the Jules Verne round the world record in a time of 48d 07h 44’ 52’’, the crew prepared themselves for the barrage of questions in front of the (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
48 days 7 hours 44 minutes for Franck Cammas
The Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne now belongs to ten men who have sailed around the globe at an average of 18.76 knots along the optimum course, beating the reference time set by Orange 2 in 2005 by 2 days 08 hours 35 minutes. Franck Cammas and his men crossed the finish line off the Créac’h lighthouse at (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
Cammas breaks a new record towards Cape Leeuwin
On crossing the line marking the longitude of Cape Leeuwin (115° 08’ E) at 04h 17’ 47’’ UTC this Monday 22nd February, Groupama 3 has obtained the best time over the section of course between Cape Agulhas, which marks the entry into the Indian Ocean, and the SW promontory of Australia: 6 days 22 hours 34 (...) -
Video
103 surfers on the same wave in South Africa
More than 100 surfers rode a wave at the Earthwave beach festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town on Sunday to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘most surfers riding the same wave’.