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Voiles de Saint-Barth
Alex Schaerer won the Maxi class in St. Barth
With several classes still up for grabs, crews going into the final day of racing at Les Voiles de St. Barth were eager to get on the race course and best the score. The conditions remained fresh, with a 22 – 25 knot southeasterly producing an impressive swell on the island’s windward (...) -
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. -
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. -
Mini-Transat
The Mini Transat will start from Sada and go directly to Point-a-Pitre
They’re off! After reviewing all the options open to them, the organisers of the Mini Transat , in consultation with the competitors, have finally decided that the 2013 edition of the race will be run as a single leg, from Sada to Pointe-a-Pitre. The start is scheduled for November (...) -
Course au large
BREIZH WORLD TOUR : A new solo round the world race for Ocean50s
The OCEAN50 Ocean50 #Ocean50 class, which Michel Desjoyeaux had the idea of launching, has been thinking about the first major event for the future OCEAN50 Ocean50 #Ocean50 monohulls for several months. Now, this project is taking shape thanks to the work done jointly between Michel Desjoyeaux’s Mer Agitée company, the development (...) -
Formule 18
Kiké et Kéki Figueroa won the fifth edition of the Saint Barth Cata Cup
The fifth edition of the Saint Barth Cata Cup once again charmed its participants. But it wasn’t until the very last race that this exceptional regatta, where champions and passionate sailors have difficulty finding the best words to define this incredible event, revealed its (...) -
Mini 650
Douarnenez - Arrecife (Lanzarote) - Pointe-à-Pitre for the 2013 Mini Transat
There is no more "Transat 650" from La Rochelle to Brazil. The next edition of the solo transatlantic race aboard 6.50 meters long monohulls got back its classic name of "Mini Transat". The Mini Class which had given the organization to Douarnenez Douarnenez #Douarnenez Courses has presented, on Saturday evening, the new race (...) -
Transat BtoB
8 Imoca 60 monohulls took the start of this Vendee Globe qualifier race
Linking onto the back of the recent Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 two-hander and doubling up as both a return to Europe race and a potential qualifier for 2012’s Vendée Globe, every one of the eight Imoca Imoca #IMOCA 60 monohulls took the start of the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar B to B race (...)
Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Barth...