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Jules Verne Trophy
250 nm in one day again for Orange
Mission accomplished for the maxi-cat Orange which on Saturday at around 2000 eased her mainsheet and hoisted the big masthead gennaker. They’ve made their rendezvous with the south-east trades and the Marseilles Giant is now on a direct heading for the northern hemisphere at more than 20 knots average. Bruno Peyron and his men are (...) -
East - West Atlantic record
Paul Larsen : "Will we or won’t we?"
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Jules Verne Trophy
Orange in the anteroom of the trades...
Another ridge crossed. One more. Certainly not the last on the way to Ushant. Orange is beating slowly through a sea still choppy from the fury of the low. Peyron is all smiles. He managed to miss the storm by a few miles. Now they must find a way out of the calms of the high. And it’s going to be to the tune of multiple sail changes, a (...) -
East - West Atlantic Record
Maiden II daily report : Days are long…
Another day in the Atlantic has given us hope and desperation but we are still just on the edge of this downwind record Record #sailingrecord attempt sitting only 28 miles behind Club Med. We are negotiating clouds squalls and rain to try and pick our way through a mine field of light airs of 9 knots and trade winds of 15 with the odd puff (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
Current situation not simplest for Orange
As forecast for three days now, the current situation is not the simplest for the maxi-catamaran Orange which must cope with the most complex of meteorological situations. While for the moment Bruno Peyron and his men are close reaching at almost 20 knots, they will be forced to ease up tomorrow when they enter a zone of high pressure that (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
Orange slowed in the Da Cuhna high
Deliberately, and because there is no other choice, Orange has surrendered herself to the anticyclone. The wild run started under Australia has butted up, off Tristan da Cunha, against the soft belly of high pressure circulating off Africa. Speeds are tumbling. The sails are barely being filled. Helmsmen and trimmers are hunting the tiniest (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
Orange goes East…
The high is still filling. It is pushing away the low. Collusive, these two systems seem to be joining forces to bar Orange’s route back up the heart of the South Atlantic. The emergency exit envisaged yesterday to the east of the centre of high pressure has evaporated in Peyron’s face, far off the African coast. Behind, the low is (...) -
East - West Atlantic record
Maiden II is 240 nm late from Club Med
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Jules Verne Trophy
Orange credited with an average speed of 23.05
As expected since Sunday evening, the maxi-catamaran Orange is heading NE, progressively distancing herself from the South American coast. The Marseilles Giant has decided to favour and invest in a route not often attempted in previous circumnavigations in order to avoid tackling head on a low with winds estimated at 60 knots. Bruno Peyron (...) -
South Atlantic Record
This is why we do it! for Maiden
It’s now midday at the start of the fourth day and we are charging along in near perfect conditions. For the first time since the start we have not had to do a sail change for our entire watch. The numbers have been consistently high and on course.
0 | ... | 120 | 130 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 180 | 190 | 200 | ... | 220
Maxi multicoques de la classe Ultimes
Le terme "G-Class" a été inventé par Bruno Peyron pour définir cette catégorie hors norme de multicoques et monocoques géants et "no limit" avant qu’ils ne soient définis comme "ultim".