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Route du Rhum
Francis Joyon second in Guadeloupe
Breaking the finish line off Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe at 02 hrs 52 mins 48 secs today (Wednesday, CET/Paris) ( 01 hrs 52 mins 48 secs GMT/ 21 hrs 52 mins 48 secs local time Tuesday (CET -4hrs)) Francis Joyon on the 29.7m trimaran IDEC took second place in the 9th Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum -La Banque Postale solo (...) -
Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale
Franck Cammas first to arrive in Guadeloupe
When he brought the giant 31m trimaran Groupama 3 across the finish line off Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe today (Tuesday)under perfect sunshine and light breezes Franck Cammas (FRA) won the 9th edition of the Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum - La Banque Postale, the 3542 miles transatlantic race from Saint Malo for solo skippers which (...) -
Route du Rhum
Sidney Gavignet : " the boat capsized almost"
After a long night for the Oman Air Majan team, they are pleased to report that skipper Sidney Gavignet is now safely onboard the bulk carrier Kavo Alexander. The incident which occurred at 1635 CET yesterday (03.11.10) was dealt with swiftly by the shore team, race management, rescue teams and crew of the Kavo Alexander who ensured (...) -
Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale
Sidney Gavignet activates distress beacon
At 1648hrs (GMT+1) the skipper of Oman Air Majan, Sidney Gavignet called to say that his boat has suffered a major damage to the leeward front beam. -
Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale
Bertrand Quentin lifted off by helicopter at 1140hrs
Côte d’Or 2’ skipper has been lifted this morning (french hour). Race director Jean Maurel took the decision to ask Bernard Quentin to activate his distress beacon due to his bad healthy condition. -
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 Record #sailingrecord . The A100 trimaran broke the existing record Record #sailingrecord held by Thomas Coville by a massive 1 day 15 hours (...) -
SNSM Record
Gitana 11 sets record in 19h39 in South Brittany
The first maxi-multihull to take the start of the SNSM Record Record #sailingrecord , 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 (...) -
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 Record #sailingrecord in a time of 48d 07h 44’ 52’’, the crew prepared themselves for the barrage of (...) -
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 (...) -
Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race
A100 Majan Surviving 70 Knots in the Southern Ocean
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ has been battling hurricane force winds in the Southern Ocean on leg 3 of the Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race en route to the next stop over in Fremantle, Australia.