Two years after his first attempt, Yannick Bestaven has made an exploit by winning the Transat 650 Charente Maritime Bahia by finishing first in both legs.
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Yannick Bestaven arrivé à Salvador de Bahia / J.Vapillon
In 1999, he finished 12th of the Mini-Transat at the helm of a Rolland design, Ares Diffusion. For this edition of the Mini, he built with his friend Arnaud Boissières a full carbon Magnen/Nivelt design. Thanks to aquarelle.com, he was able to enter in the race. At 28 yo, the young skipper from Arcachon now enters in the great club of winners of the Mini.
689 votes made the SeaSailsurfers of 2010. The male winner is Thomas Ruyant, winner of the Route du Rhum in Class40. He did it one year after his win in the solo Transat 650. And he is so popular he wins the title of SeaSailSurfer of the year ahead of the funboarder Antoine Albeau (Sailor of the year for the french federation) and ahead of (…)
Jeremy Flores has won the Billabong Pipe Master, the last event of the 2010 ASP World Tour. Defaiting Kelly Slater in the semis, is the first European surfer to win this great event, the first french to win an event in the ASP circuit. He is the SeaSailSurfer of December.
Don’t you have a feeling of dejà-vu ? Thomas Ruyant, hands up, with his fetish hat, arriving as a winner in a solo race ? Transat 650 2009 ? Yes. One yer after his win in the Mini-Transat, he has won the Route du Rhum. He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month.
On said kitesurfing is not sailing. Other said the Luderitz Speed Challenge’ spot is not deep enough. But the channel in Namibia is a fixed place with 500 meters marks and is more than 80 cm deep. When kitesurfers and windsurfers sail there, there are truly in the spirit of the original Weymouth and Brest Speed Weekds. Their records are not (…)
Russell Coutts, the boss of the american Defender, BMW Oracle Racing, has made younger the older sport trophy of the world. As the competition will be sailed aboard wingsailed catamarans, he made the trophy, and sport sailing competition, entering the third millenary. He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month.
August 2010 was rich in events and performances. Many SeaSailSurfers made great performances. We will however retain Bertrand Delesne’s run in the second leg of race to the Azores. On his mini, he covered 304,90 miles in 24 hours. He is SeaSailSurfer of the month !
Première édition de la "Mini-Transat" inventée par l’Anglais Bob Salmon. Elle part de Penzance en Cornouaille pour rejoindre Antigua. C’est un Français qui l’emporte à bord d’un Serpentaire : Daniel Gilard.