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Yann Guichard : "I am so happy now to be in Guadeloupe"
When he crossed the finish line off Pointe-a-Pitre Guadeloupe at 18:18:46 hrs UTC/19:18:46 CET/14:18:46 hrs local time this Monday 10th November, Yann Guichard, solo skipper of the world’s biggest racing trimaran Spindrift 2, finished in second place in the 10th edition of La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe. He took 8d 5h 18mn 46sec at an (…) -
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Loïck Peyron : "It is a very nice victory but a team victory"
Thirty two years after the first of his seven attempts, French ocean racing star Loick Peyron won the mythical Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe this Monday morning (TU) when he crossed the finish line of the solo race from Saint-Malo France to Pointe-a-Pitre at 04:08:32 TU/05:08:32 CET/00:08:32 local The lone skipper of the 31.5m (103ft) (…) -
en : Route du Rhum
Yann Guichard : "you get used to the size of the boat"
« Solo sailing a trimaran the size of Spindrift 2 requires complete physical commitment, » says Yann Guichard, who recently sailed from the Azores to La Trinité-sur-Mer, alone at the helm of the world¹s largest racing multihull. With two months to go before the start of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, the skipper arrived late Monday (…) -
en : Ultimes
Francis Joyon : "I’m hopeful that I can win"
It’s now official : in just under three months from now, on 2nd November, Francis Joyon will be setting off on his fifth Route du Rhum between St-Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe). Currently preparing for this race, the skipper of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran is not leaving anything to chance, which is understandable, given that the standard (…) -
en : Spindrift Racing
Dona Bertarelli : "After the changes we made, Spindrift 2 is behaving as expected"
Spindrift 2 has had its first sail after the winter optimisation, spending a night at sea criss-crossing the Bay of Biscay. The control was there straight away and the boat ran like clockwork. The 2014 season has begun and it has started well for Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s team. -
en : Route de l’Amitié
Francis Joyon has set off Bordeaux for a new record
A bord du maxi trimaran IDEC, le navigateur français Francis Joyon a coupé aujourd’hui mardi 8 avril 2014 à 14 heures, 33 minutes TU (16 heures, 33 minutes HF) la ligne de départ du parcours de la Route de l’Amitié, The French sailor, Francis Joyon crossed the starting line of the Friendship Route in the Gironde Estuary aboard the IDEC maxi (…) -
en : Spindrift 2
Yann Guichard will use a bike to "handle" the maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2 alone on the next Route du Rhum
A bike on a boat ? It might sound silly but it is a very serious technical innovation to help Yann Guichard to handle the maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2 alone on the next Route du Rhum. Prepare to find out more on your web series ’40 metres solo’. -
en : Route of the discovery
A new record for Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard
Spindrift 2, Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard´s maxi trimaran, crossed the finish line at the end of the Discovery Route in San Salvador, Bahamas today, Wednesday November 6, 2013 at 00 hours, 48 minutes and 55 seconds, local time (05 hours, 48 minutes and 55 seconds GMT). -
en : North Atlantic Record
Francis Joyon wants to achieve the records Grand Slam
Francis Joyon is ready for the off. In a few days from now, he will be tackling the prestigious North Atlantic record. If he pulls it off, he will become the only sailor in the world to achieve the records Grand Slam. The stand-by begins in New York on 15th May. -
en : New York-San Francisco Record
Giovanni Soldini set the new record of the Golden Route
It’s a record ! 47 days, 0 hours, 42 minutes and 29 seconds to sail from New York to San Francisco crossing Cape Horn. Giovanni Soldini and Maserati’s team crossed the finish line under San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge at 18h 31’ 59’’ GMT (19h 31’ 59’’ Italian time, 10h 31’ 59’’ local time), establishing a new record time reference of the (…)
