- Guichard and the jinx – The little things – Spindrift takes overall lead At sunrise, the MOD70 Spindrift won the second stage of the Route des Princes between Lisbon and Dublin-Dun Laoghaire. Spindrift crossed the line at 05:37hrs and…
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After a second muscular night in the Bay of Biscay, the MOD70s are heading upwind to the south of Ireland and its famous lighthouse at Fastnet. This legendary point in the imagination of sailors is also an important mark on…
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The MOD70 fleet and the ‘Ultimate’-class trimaran, the 80-foot Prince de Bretagne, are in the complicated area off Cape Finisterre, at the western tip of Spain, this morning. They have had a strong westerly wind, which combined with the big…
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From skippering Ladycat Powered by Spindrift in the long-distance race on Lake Geneva, the Bol d’Or Mirabaud, and finishing in admirable fourth place just before 0200hrs this morning, Yann Guichard was back at the helm of his great MOD70 Spindrift…
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The Spindrift MOD70 and her skipper Xavier Revil have performed better and better throughout the three inshore regattas in the Tagus estuary area, in the heart of the Portuguese capital. Things keep getting better for Spindrift, with a third-place…
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The four MOD70s contested three inshore races today. The wind was up, with between 10 and 15 knots blowing across the stretch of water from the Tagus river up to Lisbon’s Commerce Square. Each trimaran had its moment of glory,…
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The 75th edition of the legendary Bol d’Or will start on Saturday, June 15 at 1000hrs on Lake Geneva. This extraordinary multiclass regatta, with 600 boats, is sure to live up to its reputation. Among the colourful fleet on the…
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- 45 minutes behind the winner – The beautiful cohesion of the crew – Xavier Revil takes the helm for the inshore races Shortly after noon, the MOD70 trimaran, Spindrift, took second place in the first offshore stage of the…
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Spindrift skipped by Yann Guichard just cross the finish line of the first leg of the Route des Princes at 13.26 pm (local time). They complets the 794 theorical miles course in 3 days, 26 min and 30 seconds at…
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Spindrift was within 65 miles of the first stage finish at Lisbon this morning and is putting enormous pressure on Oman Air-Musandam and their skipper Sidney Gavignet, who has blazed a trail in the lead since Valencia. Yann Guichard and…
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