• France

    Mini Transat 2013 form guide

    by  • 17 October 2013 • Aymeric Belloir, Bertrand Delesne, Clement Bouyssou, David Raison, Ellen MacArthur, France, Groupe Sefico, Gwenole Gahinet, Henri Paul Schipman, Isabelle Autissier, Isabelle Joschke, Jake Jefferis, Joel Miro Garcia, Justine Metttraux, Louis Segre, Luke Dampier, Mark Turner, Matt Kiddle, Michel Desjoyeaux, Mini, Minis, Nikki Curwen, Offshore, Pip Hare, Raphaela le Gouvello, Renaud Mary, Richard Hewson, Roll my chicken, Simon Curwen, SInglehanded, Stan Maslard, The Potting Shed, Toby Iles, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Prevention, Watever-Logways, Womens Sailing, Yves le Blevec

    In the weakest turn out since before Mark Turner and Ellen MacArthur took part in 1997, only one British boat will be competing in this year’s Mini Transat – if Mother Nature ever allowread more

    Spindrift 2 on stand-by

    by  • 10 October 2013 • Antoine Carraz, Christophe Espagnon, Dona Bertarelli, Erwan Tabarly, France, Francois Morvan, G Class, Jean Baptiste le Vaillant, Mark Lloyd, Nicolas Texier, Offshore, Records, Sebastien Marsset, Spindrift Racing, Thierry Douillard, Xavier Revil, Yann Guichard

    The 40m maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 has arrived in Portimao, southern Portugal, where Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their crew of 12 are now on standby, waiting for the optimum weatherread more

    The Wave, Muscat nails it

    by  • 6 October 2013 • Alinghi, Anna Tunnicliffe, Arnaud Jarlegan, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Brad Farrand, Bryan Mettraux, ChinaSpirit, Ed Smyth, extreme 40, Extreme Sailing Series, France, gac pindar, Garth Ellingham, Hans Peter Steinacher, Harry THurston, Hashim Al Rashdi, Inshore, Jean-Christophe Mourniac, Jerome Clerc, Jes Gram-Hansen, Julien Cressant, Kinley Fowler, Leigh McMillan, Llang Wu, Louis Viat, Mark Lloyd, Matt Steven, Matthew Adams, Mikkel Røssberg, Morgan Larson, multihulls, Musab Al Hadi, Muscat, Nick Catley, Nicky Moore, Nicolai Sehested, Nils Frei, Pete Cumming, Pete Greenhalgh, Phil Robertson, Pierre Pennec, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Rasmus Kostner, Realteam, red bull sailing team, Romain Petit, Roman Hagara, SAP Extreme Sailing Team, Shaun Mason, Simon Cooke, Stephane Christidis, the first club by ALL4ONE, The Wave, Thierry Wassem, Will Tiller, Yves Detrey

    After sailing a near faultless regatta, The Wave, Muscat was crowned champion of the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice, presented by Land Rover.read more

    Breeze abates on the Baie des Anges

    by  • 5 October 2013 • Alinghi, Anna Tunnicliffe, Arnaud Jarlegan, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Brad Farrand, Bryan Mettraux, ChinaSpirit, Ed Smyth, extreme 40, Extreme Sailing Series, France, gac pindar, Garth Ellingham, Hans Peter Steinacher, Harry THurston, Hashim Al Rashdi, Inshore, Jean-Christophe Mourniac, Jerome Clerc, Jes Gram-Hansen, Julien Cressant, Kinley Fowler, Leigh McMillan, Llang Wu, Louis Viat, Mark Lloyd, Matt Steven, Matthew Adams, Mikkel Røssberg, Morgan Larson, multihulls, Musab Al Hadi, Muscat, Nick Catley, Nicky Moore, Nicolai Sehested, Nils Frei, Pete Cumming, Pete Greenhalgh, Phil Robertson, Pierre Pennec, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Rasmus Kostner, Realteam, red bull sailing team, Romain Petit, Roman Hagara, SAP Extreme Sailing Team, Shaun Mason, Simon Cooke, Stephane Christidis, the first club by ALL4ONE, The Wave, Thierry Wassem, Will Tiller, Yves Detrey

    There was a change of pace on the penultimate day’s racing at the Extreme Sailing Series Nice presented by Land Rover today, where the big winds abated to be replaced with a much fresher breeread more

    Another big day in Nice

    by  • 4 October 2013 • Alinghi, Anna Tunnicliffe, Arnaud Jarlegan, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Brad Farrand, Bryan Mettraux, ChinaSpirit, Ed Smyth, extreme 40, Extreme Sailing Series, France, gac pindar, Garth Ellingham, Hans Peter Steinacher, Harry THurston, Hashim Al Rashdi, Inshore, Jean-Christophe Mourniac, Jerome Clerc, Jes Gram-Hansen, Julien Cressant, Kinley Fowler, Leigh McMillan, Llang Wu, Louis Viat, Mark Lloyd, Matt Steven, Matthew Adams, Mikkel Røssberg, Morgan Larson, multihulls, Multimedia, Musab Al Hadi, Muscat, Nick Catley, Nicky Moore, Nicolai Sehested, Nils Frei, Pete Cumming, Pete Greenhalgh, Phil Robertson, Pierre Pennec, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Rasmus Kostner, Realteam, red bull sailing team, Romain Petit, Roman Hagara, SAP Extreme Sailing Team, Shaun Mason, Simon Cooke, Stephane Christidis, the first club by ALL4ONE, The Wave, Thierry Wassem, Will Tiller, Yves Detrey

    The intensity ramped up a level as fleet moved into Stadium Racing mode today at the Extreme Sailing Series Nice, presented by Land Rover, as the French Riviera continued to push the fleet to theirread more

    The Wave relishes strong conditions

    by  • 3 October 2013 • Alinghi, Anna Tunnicliffe, Arnaud Jarlegan, Arnaud Psarofaghis, Brad Farrand, Bryan Mettraux, ChinaSpirit, Ed Smyth, extreme 40, Extreme Sailing Series, France, gac pindar, Garth Ellingham, Hans Peter Steinacher, Harry THurston, Hashim Al Rashdi, Inshore, Jean-Christophe Mourniac, Jerome Clerc, Jes Gram-Hansen, Julien Cressant, Kinley Fowler, Leigh McMillan, Llang Wu, Louis Viat, Mark Lloyd, Matt Steven, Matthew Adams, Mikkel Røssberg, Morgan Larson, multihulls, Musab Al Hadi, Muscat, Nick Catley, Nicky Moore, Nicolai Sehested, Nils Frei, Pete Cumming, Pete Greenhalgh, Phil Robertson, Pierre Pennec, Pierre-Yves Jorand, Rasmus Kostner, Realteam, red bull sailing team, Romain Petit, Roman Hagara, SAP Extreme Sailing Team, Shaun Mason, Simon Cooke, Stephane Christidis, the first club by ALL4ONE, The Wave, Thierry Wassem, Will Tiller, Yves Detrey

    "Extreme", "on the edge" and "intense" was how the fleet of elite Extreme 40 sailors described an action packed opening day of racing at the Extreme Sailing Series, Niread more