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SeaSailSurfer of November 2009 : Tanguy de Lamotte

Winner of the Solidaire du Chocolat

mercredi 2 décembre 2009Christophe Guigueno

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Tanguy de Lamotte belongs to those who believed in Class40 Class40 #Class40 from the beginning. He is rewarded for his efforts since he won, with Adrien Hardy, the first edition of the Solidaire du Chocolat Solidaire du Chocolat #solidaireduchocolat .

SeaSailSurfer of June 2009 : Torben Grael, Winner of the Volvo Ocean Race

A new price for Torben Grael ! Past olymic star is now an offshore racing king with is « easy » win in the Volvo Ocean Race.

The race was very long (it did start before the Vendée Globe), there was not a lot of competitors (8 teams including two two-boats campaigns), and not a lot of suspense…

The Team Ericsson did choose the ABN Amro winning system in the previous edition of the round the world race : Juan Kouyoumdjian designs, two boats built and racing. Both sailing under the sponsor coulours…

And, at the head of the main team, the Brazilian star Torben Grael, 5 times olympic medallist, 49 y.o. on July 22nd. And the « Sailing Senna » did well, beating a Puma Team which was quite never at the top and a Telefonica two-boat / big budget campaign from which we will mostly remember the crash at the start from Marstrand…

Then the mission is done and well done for Grael. He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month.

- More information on Torben Grael : www.torben-grael.com

SeaSailsurf barometer of the month

Going Up
:-)) :-)) :-)) Erwan TABARLY Mr T. won the Quiberon Solo.
:-)) :-)) Stéphane LE DIRAISON Double win in the MAP and Fastnet (with Yann Riou).
:-)) Bernard STAMM Back in the Class40 and a first win in the Record SNSM.
Going Down
:-(( Thomas RUYANT Favorite skipper for the « Mini » has been defeated in the MAP and Mini-Fastnet.
:-(( :-(( FARR Y.D. SeaSailSurf’s poll, first skippers choices for the next Vendée Globe, Juan K.’s win in the Volvo and the coming end of the Farr 30 Farr 30 #farr30 .
:-(( :-(( :-(( Bouwe Bekking Telefonica Blue’ skipper lost the second place of the Volvo Ocean Race in Marstrand.


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