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SeaSailSurfers of 2007

SeaSailSurfer of december : Stephanie Gilmore

Rookie and surfing world champ

dimanche 30 décembre 2007Christophe Guigueno

For the first time in the ASP World tour, a rookie has won the championship. Stephanie Gilmore, 19 yo, wins the 2007 ranking ahead of Peruvian Sofia Mulanovich and Silvana Lima from Brazil.

SeaSailSurfer of August 2007 : Michel Desjoyeaux

Third times winner of the Solitaire Afflelou Le Figaro : One Vendée Globe, one Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum , one OSTAR and… three Solitaire ! Mich’Desj, "The Professor" has signed a big schelem in solo offshore racing. And this winter he won again the Solitaire ahead of Duthil and Douguet.

We knew he has the best rangings of the world of solo offshore racing, now he is at the top of the Solitaire rankings. He counts three wins such have done before him Jean Le Cam and Philippe Poupon. Hi just misses Around alone and the Mini-Transat. A race he won years ago… the second leg "only" at the heml of the first offshore racing boat with a canting keel.

At 42 years old, Desjoyeaux is still young even he has begin racing with late Eric Tabarly in the Withbread. At the helm of a one design boat of a prototype, of a multihull or a monohull, Michel has won lots of race. And we will find him again in the next Vendée Globe entry list, at the helm of a new Farr designed Open 60…


Dans la même rubrique

SeaSailSurfer of the month : Armel Tripon and Erwan Tymen SeaSailSurfers of October 2003

SeaSailSurfer of the month : Armel Cléac’h, SeaSailSurfer of August 2003

SeaSailSurfer of the month : Samuel Manuard, SeaSailSurfer of June 2003

SEASAILSURFER OF THE MONTH : Bernard Stamm SeaSailSurfer of May 2003


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