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2008 SeaSailSurfers

SeaSailSurfer of December 2008 : Michel Desjoyeaux

From last to 1st in the Vendée Globe

mardi 30 décembre 2008Christophe Guigueno

On December 3rd, Michel Desjoyeaux wasback in the top 10 of the Vendée Globe, 3 weeks after his second start from Les Sables d’Olonne. At the end of the month, he is the leader. Mich’Desj is the SeaSailSurfer of December.

SeaSailSurfer of April 2008 : Claire Leroy

Double winner of the women worlds match-racing match-racing #MatchRacing title : On April 6th, Claire Leroy and Marie Riou, Elodie Bertrand and Claire Pruvot won the women match-racing match-racing #MatchRacing world title in New Zealand. For the second time in two years. She is the SeaSailSurfer of April 2008.

Breton sailor is used with podiums. Last year she won both world and european titles. She was also named Rolex Sailor of the World by the ISAF. This year she looks to be on the same course with a new world title. And she is ready for more as, after her world title, she said « we are waiting for the ISAF to know if women match-racing will be in the Olympic Games in 2012. If yes, it will become my main objective. » We hope so.

SeaSailSurf’s barometer of April 2008

UP
;-) ;-) ;-) France Team France olympic team will enter in the 11 series of the Bejing Games.
;-) ;-) Lionel Lemonchois Gitana XIII’ skipper offer the Pacific record to his team.
;-) Sébastien Josse Seb is everywhere. In London to launch his new Open 60. In France inside K Challenge 2, the team for the 34th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup .
DOWN
:-( The Artemis Transat Few Class 40s, lots of Open 60s withdrawing before the start… It win’t be on of the best « British Transat ».
:-( :-( Adrien Hardy The young sailor comes from mini to Figaro circuit. He won the Challenge Espoir but denied the 2 years sponsoring Sponsoring #Sponsoring to manage his own one.
:-( :-( :-( Jean Galfione The pole vaulter discovers offshore racing. But he withdrawed before Madeira islands.

Dans la même rubrique

SeaSailSurfers of 2007 : SeaSailSurfer of december : Stephanie Gilmore

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


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