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Tour de France à la Voile 2003
26th race around France start from Dunkerque on June 27th
The 26th Tour de France à la Voile will stick to its tradition and cover the whole French coastline, from the Belgianb border to the Riviera. Once again, the contenders will have a chance to race in the Channel, the Atlantic as well as the tricky Med. The 2003 course will be about 1000 miles long and includes 13 stopovers. In 2002, the Tour (...) -
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And the winner is… Nantes-St-Nazaire
Photo: JM.LiotWhat a race! It’s has been the most amazing finish in the Tour de France à la Voile 2002. It not only came down to the last race but actually to the last run for Nantes-St-Nazaire to win the regatta by the tiny margin of 1,5 points. The overall winner changed several times during the final race, sailed today in very light and fluky air (...) -
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Région Ile de France leads overall again
Suspense will continue to the last minute as it will come down to the final point scoring race tomorrow to find out who is going to be the winner of the 25th Tour de France à la Voile. -
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Marseille claims victory in the last offshore race
Today’s results in the last offshore race from Hyères to Nice have confirmed that the top three positions remain the same. -
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Force EDC claims their first victory
Only two races have been sailed today outside Hyères after a long postponement due to lack of wind. The light shifty airs meant that the fleet was always quite split but it suited certain boats that were able to read the shifts first and do well. Student boat Force EDC, skippered by Australia’s Simon Sutherland claimed their first (...) -
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The rock and roll race of the regatta
Local boat Vitamine – Hyères – C O Y C H grabbed victory in today’s most physical but fun downwind race to Hyères. You could read joy on everyone’s face as the crew stepped off their boat. They all really enjoyed this slay ride. -
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Marseille’s Mistral leads Panther Team GBR to victory
The Mistral came overnight in Marseille and has been wreaking havoc with the fleet today. These strong conditions seem to suite the Brits as Panther Team GBR scored their first victory. Royal Thames came home in 6th and Force EDC in 12th. -
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The Med yet again produces surprise results
The fleet left the docks in Sète this morning at 6 :00 in order to start the second Mediterranean offshore race to Marseille. But once again there was not enough wind to start right away and therefore, the boats motored for nearly 4 hours. -
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Vascotto drives Cassis Maugio Carnon to first victory
Vasco Vascotto. Photo: JM.LiotThe fleet of the Tour de France à la Voile raced in typical Mediterranean conditions today off Sète. It was a hot and sunny day with a shifty light breeze of 6 to 8 knots. -
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The Swiss snatch their fifth victory in Sète
Swiss boat Ville de Genève Carrefour Prévention grabbed her fifth victory today in Sète. Etienne David and his crew crossed the finish line of the first offshore race in the Med at 19:32 ahead of Ville d’Antibes –NEC. The Swiss who have proved consistency once again will get the overall leader’s red spinnaker (...)