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Mini 650
Mini-Transat: 84 competitors expected on the start line on 1 October 2017
Race after race, the Mini Transat has always maintained its popularity. For this 2017 edition, entrusted to the Collectif Rochelais pour la Mini Transat, the race will host a full contingent as the number of applicants signed up for the adventure already exceeds the 84 places made available by the organiser. Unquestionably, it is this loyalty (...) -
Oracle Team USA
Jimmy Spithill: “This is the boat we’re going to use to win the America’s Cup”
On Tuesday evening, ORACLE TEAM USA held a ceremony at its team base to reveal its new America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup Class boat, “17”, the foiling catamaran the team will race this summer in Bermuda. “This is the boat we’re racing to win the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup ,” (...) -
CommeUnSeulHomme
Eric Bellion : "The Vendée Globe is something everyone can do, if they really want it"
Huge crowds braved the Monday evening rain and wind to show their appreciation for Eric Bellion’s Vendée Globe. The 40 year old skipper who had only sailed two, separate weeks solo before he started the longest, toughest single handed race there is exceeded all expectations, perhaps most of all his own, as he crossed the finish line in (...) -
Spirit of Hungary
Vendée Globe : Hungarian solo sailor Nandor Fa eighth to Les Sables
Hungarian solo skipper Nandor Fa brought his Spirit of Hungary across the finish line of the Vendée Globe at 10 hrs 54 m 09 secs UTC this Wednesday morning to earn an excellent eighth place overall. -
#BringTheCupHome
Land Rover BAR : Sir Ben Ainslie’s team launch race boat in Bermuda
The ambitions of Land Rover BAR to win the 35th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup – and finally bring the trophy back home to Britain after 166 years – took solid form today, with the launch and christening of their America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup Class race boat in (...) -
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 (...) -
#AC50
America’s Cup: a two-yearly cycle for AC36 (2019) and AC37 (2021)
A vision for the future of the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup has been agreed by current competitors that would see long-sought stability and continuity in the competition for the oldest trophy in international sport. “This is a hugely significant moment for the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup ,” (...) -
#VG2016
Vendée Globe: Jérémie Beyou takes third place
Breton skipper Jérémie Beyou crossed the finish line of the eighth edition of the Vendée Globe solo non stop around the world race at 1940hrs UTC this Monday evening 23rd January, four days, three hours, two minutes and 54 seconds after the winner, Armel Le Cléac’h securing third (...) -
Hugo Boss
Vendée Globe : British sailor Alex Thomson defies the odds to finish second
After 74 days, 19 hours and 35 minutes at sea, British sailor Alex Thomson reached the finish line of the Vendée Globe on his boat HUGO BOSS at 7:37 UTC Friday 20th January 2017, and in doing so broke his own British record Record #sailingrecord of 80 days for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a (...) -
Vendée Globe
Armel Le Cléac’h wins the Vendée Globe 2016-17 in record time
French sailor Armel Le Cléac’h has today won the Vendée Globe, setting a new record Record #sailingrecord for the solo non-stop round the world race in the process. Le Cléac’h, 39, from Brittany, crossed the finish line of the race in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, at 1537hrs UTC after 74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes and 46 (...)
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