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Pacific Record : Hydroptere took off to Hawaii
After having crossed the mythical 50 knot barrier in 2009, it is with nearly three meters of swell that Alain Thébault and Jacques Vincent, along with four American crew members, took off today from Los Angeles to Hawaii. -
Foilers
Rob Douglas, Paul Cayard, James Spithill and Paul Campbell James sailed aboard l’Hydroptère
l’Hydroptère DCNS arrived in San Francisco Bay a month ago, when the America’s World Series regattas resumed between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. During several weeks, the flying sailors shared the technology of their "flying carpet" with the American public and their training sessions with guests on board. A few (...) -
Speed Classic
L’Hydroptère DCNS has set the nautical mile speed sailing record in San Francisco
The french giant foiler, l’Hydroptère, which arrived in California in July in a bid to secure the Transpacific Record Record #sailingrecord (Los Angeles - Honolulu), set the record Record #sailingrecord around the legendary San Francisco Bay yesterday, 31 August (...) -
North Pacific record
First test flight in Los Angeles for l’Hydroptère DCNS
On Sunday afternoon, l’Hydroptère DCNS carried out her first sea trials in the United States. The flying trimaran initially put in some tacks offshore of Long Beach before heading towards Catalina Island. It proved to be a gentle first outing in perfect weather (...) -
L’Hydroptère
Jean Le Cam : "l’Hydroptère is a nervous machine"
l’Hydroptère DCNS, the French¨ flying trimaran¨ of Alain Thébault, has just completed her last trials off the La Ciotat (France)coast and is ready to leave for Los Angeles where she will attempt her first offshore record Record #sailingrecord . -
Vidéo
L’Hydroptère from capzizes to records
From Eric Tabarly’s Tornado the the 500m record Record #sailingrecord , this is the official video of Alain Thébault’s foiler. -
Speed record
50,17 knots : L’Hydroptère gets the mile record
Two monthes after the outright record Record #sailingrecord over 500 meters, l’Hydroptère, the 60 feet foiler has conclued its mediterrannean record Record #sailingrecord breaking campaign with another record. The fastest sailboat of the world make an impressive 50,17 knots over one nautical mile ( 92,91 km/h). Alain Thébault and (...) -
Team Gitana
The new Gitana 11 goes in at the deep end
After spending ten months in one of the technical sheds of the racing stable created by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild back in 2000, Gitana 11 slunk out of the shadows late morning this Monday 7th September. However it was necessary to wait until late afternoon, once the tide permitted, to see the 77 foot trimaran afloat. Among the members of (...) -
500 meters record
51,36 knots : L’Hydroptère takes the absolute record
L’Hydroptère has registered 51,36 knots of average speed Speed #speedsailing over 500 meters on Friday 4 september, in the bay of Hyères in the South of France. -
Speed
L’Hydroptère breaks the 50 knots barrier
The Hydrofoiler team announces on its site to have broken the 50 knots barrier dring speed Speed #speedsailing sessions in Hyères in the South of France. It would have even improved its performances during the all day. The foil Foil #foil machine would have thus exceeded the 51 knots over 500 meters. A performance realized under the (...)
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