• France

    Supersonic Gavia

    by  • 20 August 2013 • Aleksey Bushuev, Alexander Shalagin, Anatoly Loginov, Audrey Kirikyuk, Bernardo Vincent Pinheiro de Melo, Dmitry Samokhim, Dragon, Ferenc Kis-Szolgyemi, France, Gavia Wilkinson-Cox, Georgii Leonchuk, Herve Connigham, Inshore, Jacques Vapillon, Karoly Vezer, Keelboats, Lawrie Smith, Mark Hart, Markus Wieser, Michael Lipp, Ossie Stewart, Pieter Heerema, Sergiy Pugachev, Tamas Kiss, Theis Palm, Thomas Muller, Tim Tavinor, Vadim Statsenko, Vincent Hoesch

    After a tough day yesterday when after five starts were attempted, the opening race of the Gazprom International Dragon Gold Cup, eventually saw 13 boats black flagged, today's one race on the Bayread more

    From gold medals to World Championship titles

    by  • 10 August 2013 • 470, Camille Lecointre, Chunyan Yu, Daniel Wilcox, Dinghy, Doublehanders, Elliot Willis, France, Hannah Mills, Jo Aleh, Luissa Smith, Mat Belcher, Mathilde Geron, Nick Rogers, Nicolas le Berre, Olivia Powrie, Olympics, Panagotis Mantis, Paul Snow-Hansen, Pavlos Kagialis, Pierre Leboucher, Saskia Clark, Will Ryan, Xiaomei Xu

    Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) finished the Medal Race in 6th place to win the 470 World Championship gold, and Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie (NZL) win their Medal Race to secure victory.read more

    Medal racers decided

    by  • 9 August 2013 • 470, Camille Lecointre, Chunyan Yu, Daniel Wilcox, Dinghy, Doublehanders, Elliot Willis, France, Hannah Mills, Jo Aleh, Luissa Smith, Mat Belcher, Mathilde Geron, Nick Rogers, Nicolas le Berre, Olivia Powrie, Olympics, Panagotis Mantis, Paul Snow-Hansen, Pavlos Kagialis, Pierre Leboucher, Saskia Clark, Will Ryan, Xiaomei Xu

    Two races today and the eight-boat Medal Race line-up is determined, after one of the trickiest race days yet.read more

    Aussies and French hold their positions

    by  • 7 August 2013 • 470, Camille Lecointre, Chunyan Yu, Daniel Wilcox, Dinghy, Doublehanders, Elliot Willis, France, Hannah Mills, Jo Aleh, Luissa Smith, Mat Belcher, Mathilde Geron, Nick Rogers, Nicolas le Berre, Olivia Powrie, Olympics, Panagotis Mantis, Paul Snow-Hansen, Pavlos Kagialis, Pierre Leboucher, Saskia Clark, Will Ryan, Xiaomei Xu

    Some major changes in a shuffle of the leaderboard top 10, with a tricky day of racing delivering contrasting results for teams, as the wind shifted and the pressure continually changed.read more

    Aussies and Kiwis lead

    by  • 5 August 2013 • 470, Camille Lecointre, Chunyan Yu, Daniel Wilcox, Dinghy, Doublehanders, Elliot Willis, France, Hannah Mills, Jo Aleh, Luissa Smith, Mat Belcher, Mathilde Geron, Nick Rogers, Nicolas le Berre, Olivia Powrie, Panagotis Mantis, Paul Snow-Hansen, Pavlos Kagialis, Pierre Leboucher, Saskia Clark, Will Ryan, Xiaomei Xu

    A gusty breeze for the first say of the five race Qualification Stage at the 2013 470 World Championships in La Rochelle, France and there was no surprise to see the Olympic Champions Jo Aleh/Pollyread more

    Game, set and match to Groupama 34

    by  • 27 July 2013 • Baptiste Choquenet, Bienne-Voile - SRS, Bretagne Credit Mutuel Elite, Cedric Pouligny, Christiane Dittmers, Corentin Douguet, Courrier Dunkerque, Daniel Souben, Delphine WOlters, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, France, franck cammas, François Kunz, groupama, Iskareen, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, Jean-Marie Liot, Luzius Peter, Martinique-BE.Brussels, Mathieu Moures, Nantes-Saint Nazaire E.LeClerc, Nicolas Groux, Nicolas Troussel, Normandie, Offshore, Sodebo, Sönke Bruhns, Team OmanSail, Thomas Coville, Toulon Provence Mediterranee-COYCH, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Addictions

    The wind howled into Marseille to mark the last day of scored racing in the 2013 Tour de France a la Voile.read more

    Groupama 34 wins Tour Voile 2013

    by  • 24 July 2013 • Baptiste Choquenet, Bienne-Voile - SRS, Bretagne Credit Mutuel Elite, Cedric Pouligny, Christiane Dittmers, Corentin Douguet, Courrier Dunkerque, Daniel Souben, Delphine WOlters, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, France, franck cammas, François Kunz, groupama, Iskareen, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, Jean-Marie Liot, Luzius Peter, Martinique-BE.Brussels, Mathieu Moures, Nantes-Saint Nazaire E.LeClerc, Nicolas Groux, Nicolas Troussel, Normandie, Offshore, Sodebo, Sönke Bruhns, Team OmanSail, Thomas Coville, Toulon Provence Mediterranee-COYCH, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Addictions

    In crossing the line off La Seyne, Franck Cammas' Groupama 34 won the Tour de France à la Voile 2013.read more

    Cammas again

    by  • 21 July 2013 • Baptiste Choquenet, Bienne-Voile - SRS, Bretagne Credit Mutuel Elite, Cedric Pouligny, Christiane Dittmers, Corentin Douguet, Courrier Dunkerque, Daniel Souben, Delphine WOlters, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, France, franck cammas, François Kunz, groupama, Iskareen, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, Jean-Marie Liot, Luzius Peter, Martinique-BE.Brussels, Mathieu Moures, Nantes-Saint Nazaire E.LeClerc, Nicolas Groux, Nicolas Troussel, Normandie, Offshore, Sodebo, Sönke Bruhns, Team OmanSail, Thomas Coville, Toulon Provence Mediterranee-COYCH, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Addictions

    Groupama 34 won today’s 41 mile offshore leg from Rosas, Spain to Gruissan, France in the Tour de France a la Voile, with Courrier Dunkerque 3 claiming second and Sodeboread more

    Three in a row for Cammas

    by  • 16 July 2013 • Baptiste Choquenet, Bienne-Voile - SRS, Bretagne Credit Mutuel Elite, Cedric Pouligny, Christiane Dittmers, Corentin Douguet, Courrier Dunkerque, Daniel Souben, Delphine WOlters, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, France, franck cammas, François Kunz, groupama, Iskareen, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, Jean-Marie Liot, Luzius Peter, Martinique-BE.Brussels, Mathieu Moures, Nantes-Saint Nazaire E.LeClerc, Nicolas Groux, Nicolas Troussel, Normandie, Offshore, Sodebo, Sönke Bruhns, Team OmanSail, Thomas Coville, Toulon Provence Mediterranee-COYCH, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Addictions

    There were three inshore races today off St Gilles to complete the Atlantic segment of the 2013 Tour de France a la Voile. Groupama won every races.read more

    Groupama 34 first into St Gilles

    by  • 15 July 2013 • Baptiste Choquenet, Bienne-Voile - SRS, Bretagne Credit Mutuel Elite, Cedric Pouligny, Christiane Dittmers, Corentin Douguet, Courrier Dunkerque, Daniel Souben, Delphine WOlters, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, France, franck cammas, François Kunz, groupama, Iskareen, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, Jean-Marie Liot, Luzius Peter, Martinique-BE.Brussels, Mathieu Moures, Multimedia, Nantes-Saint Nazaire E.LeClerc, Nicolas Groux, Nicolas Troussel, Normandie, Offshore, Sodebo, Sönke Bruhns, Team OmanSail, Thomas Coville, Toulon Provence Mediterranee-COYCH, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Addictions

    An early start followed by many lead changes, a bold but unsuccessful option for Nantes St Nazaire E.read more

    Bretagne Credit Mutual Elite first into Lorient

    by  • 13 July 2013 • Baptiste Choquenet, Bienne-Voile - SRS, Bretagne Credit Mutuel Elite, Cedric Pouligny, Christiane Dittmers, Corentin Douguet, Courrier Dunkerque, Daniel Souben, Delphine WOlters, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, France, franck cammas, François Kunz, groupama, Iskareen, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, Jean-Marie Liot, Luzius Peter, Martinique-BE.Brussels, Mathieu Moures, Nantes-Saint Nazaire E.LeClerc, Nicolas Groux, Nicolas Troussel, Normandie, Offshore, Sodebo, Sönke Bruhns, Team OmanSail, Thomas Coville, Toulon Provence Mediterranee-COYCH, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Addictions

    The Tour de France a la Voile fleet left Brest yesterday at 20:00, sailing in 10-15 knot northeastery wind. All twelve M34s gybed through the Toulinguet rocks under spinnaker.read more

    Victory for Sodebo into Brest

    by  • 10 July 2013 • Baptiste Choquenet, Bienne-Voile - SRS, Bretagne Credit Mutuel Elite, Cedric Pouligny, Christiane Dittmers, Corentin Douguet, Courrier Dunkerque, Daniel Souben, Delphine WOlters, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, France, franck cammas, François Kunz, groupama, Iskareen, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, Jean-Marie Liot, Luzius Peter, Martinique-BE.Brussels, Mathieu Moures, Nantes-Saint Nazaire E.LeClerc, Nicolas Groux, Nicolas Troussel, Normandie, Offshore, Sodebo, Sönke Bruhns, Team OmanSail, Thomas Coville, Toulon Provence Mediterranee-COYCH, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Addictions

    “Everyone wanted to win that one,” said skipper Thomas Coville after his Sodebo won the leg of the Tour de France a la Voile between Deauville and Brest this afternoon.read more

    Brest bound

    by  • 9 July 2013 • Baptiste Choquenet, Bienne-Voile - SRS, Bretagne Credit Mutuel Elite, Cedric Pouligny, Christiane Dittmers, Corentin Douguet, Courrier Dunkerque, Daniel Souben, Delphine WOlters, Elodie-Jane Mettraux, France, franck cammas, François Kunz, groupama, Iskareen, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz, Jean-Marie Liot, Luzius Peter, Martinique-BE.Brussels, Mathieu Moures, Nantes-Saint Nazaire E.LeClerc, Nicolas Groux, Nicolas Troussel, Normandie, Offshore, Sodebo, Sönke Bruhns, Team OmanSail, Thomas Coville, Toulon Provence Mediterranee-COYCH, Ville de Geneve-Carrefour Addictions

    After much talk and weather analysis, all 12 boats in the Tour de France a la Voile left Deauville at 11.15 in 10 knots of northerly wind and a strong current.read more