Author Archives: Van den Hove Astrid

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Spindrift racing wins the first MOD70 Championship

Winners of the Krys Ocean race in June and second overall in the MOD70 European Tour, Yann Guichard and the Spindrift racing crew triumph in the 2012 Multi One Championship.  Yann Guichard and Léo Lucet appreciate the results all the more…

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Spindrift racing wins Leg 5

Spindrift racing won the fifth and final leg of the MOD70 European Tour 2012 this morning in Genoa, Italy, after a one day and 15 hours of tense battle between Marseille, Minorca and Corsica. Yann Guichard’s bold bet to win…

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Italian drama

It’s turning into a habit, a trademark, within the brand new MOD 70 Class ; the issues of those One Design trimaran races are never written in advance and once again, after the dramatic finishes in Dublin and Cascaïs, one can…

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Spindrift racing takes the bonus

Yann Guichard and his 5 men crew first to cross the last gate before heading toward Minorca added a three point bonus to their overall rankings.  They now lay 6 points behind provisionnal leader Foncia, who showed no desire to…

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Spindrift racing wins Marseille

Spindrift racing wrapped the Marseille City races today after a very convincing win during the last race off the great Mediterranean port. Things started off on a bad note when Guichard crossed the line one tiny second ahead of the gun during…

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Spindrift racing keeping up the pace

The Marseille City Races started at midday with the first of three City Races.  Spindrift racing was off to a great start, winning the race and watching overall leader Foncia takes 4th place. The Marseille City Races are crucial to the…

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Good news from Yann Guichard

Yann Guichard sustained some serious and painful injuries early last Sunday when a teammate fell upon him while he was sound asleep at the bottom of the cockpit. Fearing broken ribs and lung perforation, Yann went right away to the hospital…

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It could have been worse

Spindrift racing finished fourth of Leg 4 of the European Tour between Cascaïs and Marseille. Yann Guichard and the Spindrift racing boys came into the big southern French Harbour a mere 28 minutes ahead of Groupe Edmond de Rothschild and Sébastien Josse, a…

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Dueling Match race style to Marseille

About half way in Leg 4 of the European Tour, things have taken a dramatic turn for Spindrift racing, becalmed most of yesterday in the Alboran Sea. As Musandam Oman Sail thanks to clever gybes before and right after Gibraltar…

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The rich get richer!

Becalmed, with no way out. Spindrift racing fell early this morning into a real hell hole off Malaga, in the Alboran sea.  Heat, heavy traffic, lots of dolphins… and no sign of wind provided Guichard and crew a bitter welcome…

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