SeaSailSurfer of the month
SeaSailSurfer of september 2010 : Russell Coutts
The Kiwi has reinvented the America’s Cup
vendredi 1er octobre 2010 –
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Russell Coutts, the boss of the american Defender, BMW Oracle Racing, has made younger the older sport trophy of the world. As the competition will be sailed aboard wingsailed catamarans, he made the trophy, and sport sailing competition, entering the third millenary. He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month.
The Old Mug was asleep. Cuposaurus were boring as were the Louis Vuitton Trophies. The Dog match between the black trimaran and the white cat made all this change. Even if this did not pleased a part of the sailing communauty and, in particular, the ISAF staff who dreams of Finn and Stars and who put the Tornados away from the Olympics. But Coutts was there and started the changes.
The winner of the 33rd America’s Cup has the cards in hands. From 2007 he has already thought of a one design class of racing catamarans (read here). Designer of the RC 44 he made the good choice in organising TV test between those monohulls and Extreme 40 cats. Concluding the cats were more spectacular, and may be easier to race in the San Francisco bay, he launched the new AC rules to make 72’ catamarans the new class of the top sailing event of the world.
Now the America’s Cup has entered in the IIIrd millenary and could justify the comparison with Formula 1. Sailing dinosaurs are out of the game. Old team and spirits have to change their mind such as to do the ISAF which should better think about kitesurf, Moths and sport cats for the Olympics of the future.
SeaSailSurf barometer of the month
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Daniel SoubenFrance crew champion for the 3rd time | |
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Dean Barker | Again winner of the Audi Med Cup |
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Lucy MacGregor | Brit sailor is the new match racing world champ |
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Damien Grimont | Solidaire du Chocolat’ organiser enters the Route du Rhum |
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Lionel Lemonchois | has problems to prepare Prince de Bretagne for the Rhum |
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ISAF | The international federation has to change its minds about olympic classes |
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Thomas Ruyant is the SeaSailSurfer of 2010
689 votes made the SeaSailsurfers of 2010. The male winner is Thomas Ruyant, winner of the Route du Rhum in Class40. He did it one year after his win in the solo Transat 650. And he is so popular he wins the title of SeaSailSurfer of the year ahead of the funboarder Antoine Albeau (Sailor of the year for the french federation) and ahead of (…) -
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SeaSailSurfer of December 2010 : Jeremy Flores
Jeremy Flores has won the Billabong Pipe Master, the last event of the 2010 ASP World Tour. Defaiting Kelly Slater in the semis, is the first European surfer to win this great event, the first french to win an event in the ASP circuit. He is the SeaSailSurfer of December. -
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SeaSailSurfer of November 2010 : Thomas Ruyant
Don’t you have a feeling of dejà-vu ? Thomas Ruyant, hands up, with his fetish hat, arriving as a winner in a solo race ? Transat 650 2009 ? Yes. One yer after his win in the Mini-Transat, he has won the Route du Rhum. He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month. -
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SeaSailSurfer of October 2010 : Alex Caizergues
On said kitesurfing is not sailing. Other said the Luderitz Speed Challenge’ spot is not deep enough. But the channel in Namibia is a fixed place with 500 meters marks and is more than 80 cm deep. When kitesurfers and windsurfers sail there, there are truly in the spirit of the original Weymouth and Brest Speed Weekds. Their records are not (…) -
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SeaSailSurfer of August 2010 : Bertrand Delesne
August 2010 was rich in events and performances. Many SeaSailSurfers made great performances. We will however retain Bertrand Delesne’s run in the second leg of race to the Azores. On his mini, he covered 304,90 miles in 24 hours. He is SeaSailSurfer of the month ! -
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SeaSailSurfer of July 2010 : Alessandro di Benedetto
The Franco-Italian geologist of 39 years old Alessandro di Benedetto accomplished this July a solo round the world tour, without making stopover, on the race course of the Vendée Globe. He made it in 268 days on board a mini 650 and he is the SeaSailSurfer of July 2010.
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