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Class 40
Normandy Channel race : Pablo Santurde - Fidel Turienzo winners in Ouistreham
All hail to the fleet of Class40 Class40 #Class40 sailors competing in the 7th edition of the Normandy Channel Race and the dazzling performance by the Spanish crew on Talès II, Pablo Santurde and Fidel Turienzo, who secured a win after a brave fight in what proved to be a particularly gruelling race, both in sporting terms and (...) -
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The 47th edition of the Solitaire du Figaro will start from Deauville, France on 19th June 2016
At 1300 CET on Sunday 19th June, Leg 1 of the 2016 Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire will kick off from the historic French town of Deauville. As many as 40 brave skippers are expected on the Solitaire start line next year, as a fleet formed of the world’s best ocean racers and ambitious young Rookies prepares to (...) -
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Nicolas Troussel and Félix Pruvot, winners of the NCR 2015
A top-flight podium for the Normandy Channel Race 2015. Bretagne - Crédit Mutuel, Le Conservateur and Solidaires en Peloton - ARSEP take centre stage. In the wings, two teams from Lower Normandy, Teamwork and Carac - Advanced Energies match-race to the finish with the former taking it by just 5 minutes. Hot on their heels, just over 30 minutes (...) -
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Sébastien Rogues & Bertrand Castelnerac winner of a classic Normandy Channel Race
The Class40 Class40 #Class40 GDF SUEZ and its duo of talented skippers secured victory this Saturday 31 May in the fifth and now legendary Normandy Channel Race! GROUPEMENT FLO and L’EXPRESS – TREPIA complete the podium and this particular top-flight edition is sure to remain etched on the memories of all 32 of the participating (...) -
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Jörg Riechers and Pierre Brasseur took the Normandy Channel Race
Jörg Riechers and Pierre Brasseur, aboard the Class 40 “Mare”, secure victory in the fourth edition of the Normandy Channel Race. From Germany and France’s Picardy region, the duo crossed the finish line at 22 hours 57 minutes and 30 seconds UTC on Wednesday 17 April, in a time of three days, seven hours, 57 minutes and 30 (...) -
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Ned Collier Wakefield and Sam Goodchild on Concise 2 triumph in a race to the wire in Caen
The young British sailors, Ned Collier-Wakefield and Sam Goodchild secured the win in the 3rd edition of the Normandy Channel Race this Saturday evening at 1737 UTC off Ouistreham aboard their Class 40 Concise. Ultimately they completed the course just 10 minutes and 20 seconds ahead of the driving forces of the event, the Norman-English duo, (...) -
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Tanguy de Lamotte and Sébastien Audigane win the Normandy Channel Race
Tanguy de Lamotte and Sébastien Audigane (Initiatives Saveurs) took pole position in 1st, with Bruno Jourdren and Fabien Delahaye (Port de Caen Ouistreham) in 2nd and Damien Seguin and Yohann Richomme (Des Pieds et Des Mains) in 3rd. All were aboard their tried and tested Rogers Class 40 (...) -
Solitaire du Figaro
Only one foreign host port for the Figaro 2011
One month from the gran finale finish of the Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire 2010, event organisers are already looking ahead, to 2011. The 42nd edition announces a new route: four legs, four French ports and one foreign stopover. The full details will be unveiled at the Paris Boat Show Boat Show #BoatShow , on Friday (...) -
Normandy Channel Race
Ruyant - Leglatin take victory in the 1st NCR
It was this morning at 0752 GMT precisely when Thomas Ruyant and Tanguy Leglatin crossed the finish line of the very first edition of the Normandy Channel Race. They took victory aboard the Class 40 "Destination Dunkerque" after 6 days, 18 hours and 52 minutes of thrilling, high tension racing (averaging a speed Speed #speedsailing of 5.85 (...)
Caen, Oustreham / Normandie / France
