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en : Transat 650
Leg 1 winner Sébastien Rogues forced to stop in Sao Vicente island
Leg one winner, Sébastien Rogues had to make a stop at Mindello in the island of Sao Vicente. Hurt in the back from daytwo in this second leg of the Transat 650, he saw a doctor who told him to stop racing. -
en : Transat 650
Etienne David and Giacomo Sabbatini open the road to Brazil from Funchal
77 boats took off at 1:30 p.m and sailed to a windward mark buoy in front of the Club naval de Funchal before heading to the next compulsory passage mark located between the islands of Santo Antao and Maio in the Cape Verde archipelago. The wind in the area is 6 knots south/southwest. -
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Sébastien Rogues wins leg 1 in Funchal 28 minutes ahead of David Raison
Sébastien Rogues, on Eole Generation-GDF SUEZ, has won the first stage of the Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6,50 (overall before jury). He covered 1148 miles at the average speed of 5.40 knots in 8 days 20 hours 46 minutes and 43 seconds. -
en : Transat 650
Jorg Riechers first to round Cape Finisterre
"5 to 6 knots wind from south / southwest. Moderate sea with swell. Blue sky."(Luciole). "No wind. Calm sea."(Il ou Elle). "4 knots southwest wind. Deep swell from the west. North-west cross-swell."(Edulis). "Deep swell from the west. 5 knots wind." (Pen Ar Clos). "Sun, no wind, strong waves from the west" (Zidibule). -
en : Transat 650
Solo American Skipper Emma Creighton Takes On the 2011 Mini Transat
In the world of European offshore sailing, having a dialed-in shore team and plenty of sponsorship is rapidly becoming the norm, making it much harder for "regular" sailors to participate. Amongst her fellow skippers participating in the 2011 Mini Transat Race, American Emma Creighton stands out for several important reasons. -
en : Transat 650
Ruyant, Delesne and Schipman on the prototypes podium
Thomas Ruyant on his proto France Faber No. 667, crossed the finish line of The Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6,50 on Thursday at 9h18 minutes and 34 seconds - GMT - 11h18 minutes and 34 seconds - French time. He won the stage Funchal - Salvador de Bahia and the race as his main opponnents, Delesne and Schipman arrived more than 3 hours (…) -
en : Transat 650 • Leg 2
Bertrand Delesne leader to Cap Verde
Leg 1 winner at the helm of his his Manuard deisgn, Entreprendre Durablement, has still the race in hands when crossing the Cape Verde Islands. After the Canaria islants and before the doldrums, the 32 years Breton sailor passed the archipelago close to the direct road which goes to Salvador de Bahia. Sailing at 7 knots, he is few milles away (…) -
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Bertrand Delesne wins leg 1 in Funchal
Bertrand Delesne (Entreprendre durablement) won at mid afternoon the first stage of The Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 for the categoty prototype, completing the 1148 miles that separate the Charente-Maritime of Funchal - Madeira Islands - in 6 days, 21 minutes and 21 seconds. The young naval architect form La Rochelle Henry Paul Schipman (…) -
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Sensational start for the minis in La Rochelle
Weather conditions were ideal. A hot sun had warmed the atmosphere. A wind of 15 knots established northeast blew allowing skippers to take in large majority a reef in the mainsail. The sea was relatively flat, slightly hummocky. Almost perfect. But still some should have read the instructions of race carefully. -
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Ruyant and Beaudart win the Mini-Pavois 2009
This last stage was very difficult and the crossing of the Bay of Biscay was hard for the nerves and very tiredness. In the end this Thomas Ruyant (Faber France) which cuts the first the finish line followed by Nicolas Boidevezi (G.D.E) and Bertrand Delesne (Raging Bull). Considering series boats it is Antoine Debled (Régionsjob.com), which (…)
