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Jules Verne Trophy
Yann Guichard : "The mast fell to the leeward of the boat"
At about 1600h (CET) today, Monday 15 January 2018, Spindrift 2 was sailing just off Point St Matthieu and Camaret in Brittany on her way to the start line of the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne , when she dismasted. -
Trimaran Macif
Round the world solo: François Gabart smashes the single-handed round the world record
François Gabart, who left Ouessant on 4 November 10:05 (UTC+1), crossed the finishing line of his solo round the world, located between Lizard Point and Ouessant, at 02:45 (French time, UTC+1) this 17 December. For his first attempt, the MACIF trimaran skipper establishes a new single-handed round the world record Record #sailingrecord (...) -
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The Bridge: François Gabart and Macif win The Bridge – Centennial Transat trimaran race
New York, François Gabart loves the city so much he has won there twice. After winning solo last year, Gabart came back with a five-man crew and showed again that in this race of giants Macif is king. -
Gitana Team
32-metre long and 23-metre wide: the Maxi Edmond De Rothschild is unveiled
On Thursday, March 30th, the Gitana Team invited the press to the Palais de Tokyo to mark the official launch of Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, a "giant" 32 meters long by 23 meters wide, which is experiencing its last months of construction after more Of a year and a half of construction. The launch of this new Gitana unit is scheduled for July. (...) -
Joyon and crew around the world
Jules Verne Trophy: Francis Joyon’s crew sets new record in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds
The Maxi Trimaran IDEC SPORT sailed by Francis Joyon, Clément Surtel, Alex Pella, Bernard Stamm, Gwénolé Gahinet and Sébastien Audigane won the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne , the outright round the world sailing record Record #sailingrecord , this (...) -
#SpindriftRacing
Dona Bertarelli : "We are very happy to have beaten Loïck Peyron’s record"
Spindrift 2 arrived in St Malo this evening (Tuesday) having crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a just over 6 days at an average speed Speed #speedsailing of just over 22 knots in the ninth edition of the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar Quebec-St Malo. -
#TheTransat
The Transat 2016 : Yves Le Blevec is the third Ultime skipper to conquer the Atlantic
At 02:45:59 BST this morning, Yves Le Blevec aboard Team Actual became the third Ultime competitor to celebrate beneath the Statue of Liberty, arriving in New York City at the end of The Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar bakerly 2016. -
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The Transat 2016 : Thomas Coville makes it to New York as runner-up in the Ultime class
Thomas Coville, one of the great French solo sailors of recent times, became the second competitor to finish The Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar bakerly this morning when he brought his Ultime trimaran, Sodebo, to the finish at New York. -
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The Transat 2016 : Gabart takes line honours and wins the Ultime class
Francois Gabart, the young heart-throb of French solo offshore sailing, completed his first solo win on board his new 100ft trimaran, Macif, today when he crossed the finish line of The Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar bakerly off New York. -
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Idec Sport’s Jules Verne Trophy : 47 days 14 hours and 47 minutes to sail around the world
IDEC SPORT crossed the finishing line off Ushant at 1650hrs UTC on Friday 8th January. Francis Joyon and his crew of five took 47 days 14 hours and 47 minutes to sail around the world. This was the third best time in the history of the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy (...)
