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Dona Bertarelli : "We are very happy to have beaten Loïck Peyron’s record"
Spindrift 2 arrived in St Malo this evening (Tuesday) having crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a just over 6 days at an average speed Speed #speedsailing of just over 22 knots in the ninth edition of the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar Quebec-St Malo. -
Transat Québec Saint-Malo
Start of the 7th Transat Quebec Saint Malo
With just over 3 knots of SE’ly breeze, it was the dreaded current of the Saint Lawrence River which set the tone amongst the 18 Class 40s setting out at 1500 hrs UT and the 6 Open 50’ trimarans and 4 FICOs released by the starting gun at 1530 hrs UT, for the start of the 7th Transat Quebec Saint (...) -
Québec St Malo
Karine Fauconnier is continuing to stretch away across the Irish Sea
The top trio are clear of the Fastnet now tackling the waters of the Irish Sea. Géant passed very close to Mizzen Head on the south-western tip of Ireland in anticipation of the Fastnet, with Groupama just below. Sodebo’s much more southerly position came as a bit of a surprise at the 1300 GMT ranking, around 8 miles upwind of the (...) -
Transat Québec-Saint Malo
Fauconnier and Desjoyeaux lead race to the Fastnet by the North
Unsure last night as to whether or not their northerly option was a good one it was a satisfied Karine Fauconnier at the lunch time radio session. “Our option paid off finally. We thought for a moment that we may have been mistaken in our option but we’re very happy with the latest ranking. We’re making 25 knots virtually on (...) -
Transat Québec-Saint Malo
Soldini takes the leadership to Fauconnier
" Beginning not to have many rudders left! " Giovanni Soldini on Tim Progetto Italia has nonetheless taken the lead of the Orma multihulls on their North Atlantic sprint at 1300 GMT. Sodebo are up to second and Sergio Tacchini down to third. The leading multihulls have already swallowed up the first half of the Atlantic and are currently (...) -
Transat Québec-Saint Malo
Multihulls sail in a record time at mid-course to St Malo
The Orma fleet are mid-course today with Sergio Tacchini leading throughout the day. After numerous changes it was Tim Progetto Italia and Sodebo that completed the podium, with Crêpes Whaou! and Ciment St-Laurent respectively leading the 50 foot multis and monos. The 60 footers are well clear of land due east of Newfoundland, while the (...) -
Québec - St Malo
Fauconnier and Soldini first to round Cap Race
At the 1300 GMT ranking the top ten Orma multihulls were grouped into a 60 mile zone and the leaders have made a hard left at Cape Race to the south-east of Newfoundland with Sergio Tacchini and Tim Progetto Italia first to begin the cold and wet ascent of the Atlantic. Crew on Sodebo, including French sailor Loick Peyron and American, Cam (...) -
Québec - St Malo
Desjoyeaux leads the 60’ multihull fleet when arriving in Atlantic
After 48 hours the majority of the twelve Orma multihulls have left the Madeleine Islands, in the middle of the bay of Saint Laurent, to port and should make it out into the North Atlantic this evening, European time. The leaders, 10 of which are within sight of each other, were making an average of 25 to 30 knots in around 20 knots of (...)
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