M32 Spindrift racing duels come to an end July 6, 2019 The World Match Racing Tour final has not experienced the conditions that would be considered normal for the summer in Marstrand.
M32 En route to the WMRT final July 2, 2019 Yann Guichard and his team will take part in the GKSS Match Cup Sweden, the grand finale of the Match Racing World Championship in Marstrand, from 3rd - 7th July.
M32 VICTORY IN MEDEMBLIK June 23, 2019 Having secured a great win at the recent Bol d’Or on Lake Geneva, Spindrift racing was back in top form in the second event of the M32 European Series in Medemblik, Holland.
Ladycat 4th VICTORY FOR LADYCAT POWERED BY... June 16, 2019 Competition was intense from start to finish for Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing and the 464 competitors in the 81st edition of the Bol d’Or. This intensity was accentuated by the...
M32 Game on in Pisa May 27, 2019 The opening competition event of the 2019 M32 European Series took place this weekend (24 - 26 May) in the waters off Pisa, Italy. It was the first time all eight crews participating in the circuit, including Spindrift racing, had faced each other.
Ladycat Ladycat’s final appearance in the Bol d... May 23, 2019 The 81st edition of the Bol d'Or Mirabaud, which is scheduled to start at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 15th, has historically been a key event in Spindrift racing’s calendar. This year it will mark the close of a chapter for Ladycat. After 13 years navigating the fickle waters of Lake Geneva, Dona Bertarelli's catamaran will set sail for the last time at this legendary Swiss event, with the colours of Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing.
Maxi Spindrift 2 A new Jules Verne Trophy attempt for... April 24, 2019 At the conclusion of the team’s 2018/19 promising record attempt in terms of performance, Spindrift 2, which was fully optimised in 2018, remains at the heart of the team's sports season.
Team Spindrift racing continues its sailing... April 3, 2019 Le maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 a rejoint les côtes bretonnes ce matin, suite d’un long voyage en cargo au départ de Fremantle il y a quelques semaines. Pour rappel, une avarie technique lourde survenue sur le safran tribord le 1er février dernier avait contraint l’équipe de Yann Guichard à l’abandon sur ce contre la montre autour du monde, alors qu’elle effectuait une tentative prometteuse.
Maxi Spindrift 2 Enforced stop in Fremantle February 7, 2019 Shortly after arriving into Fremantle on Wednesday morning (French time) the skipper of Spindrift 2, Yann Guichard, spoke about the circumstances that led to the team’s retirement from their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt, when the boat’s starboard rudder stock broke between the two bearings.
Maxi Spindrift 2 Flash Info - Damage to rudder February 1, 2019 At 1606h UTC Yann Guichard, skipper of Spindrift 2, contacted his technical team ashore to report damage to the starboard rudder. Spindrift racing is challenging for the Jules Verne Trophy.
Maxi Spindrift 2 Spindrift 2 forced to abandon record... February 1, 2019 At 1900h UTC Yann Guichard, the skipper of Spindrift 2, contacted his technical team ashore to report damage to the structure of the starboard rudder. Spindrift racing is challenging for the Jules Verne Trophy.
Maxi Spindrift 2 THE FIRST CAPE January 29, 2019 Après douze jours 14 heures 58 minutes, Spindrift 2 a franchi ce mardi à 2h40 UTC (3h40 heure française) la longitude du cap des Aiguilles, passant de l’Atlantique à l’océan Indien. Avec toujours une marge d’avance sur le record autour du monde de Francis Joyon et son équipage : 6 heures 43 minutes.
Maxi Spindrift 2 Equator Record! January 21, 2019 On Monday 21 January at 07h45 UTC, Spindrift 2 broke her own record by just over an hour, by crossing the Equator in 4 days 19 hours 57 minutes. This also gave the black and gold team an advantage of more than 23 hours (180 miles) over the current holders of the Trophy Jules Verne, IDEC Sport. This is the first challenge in the team’s quest to beat the round the world record.
Maxi Spindrift 2 SPINDRIFT 2 MAKES WAY TO START LINE January 16, 2019 À 8h30 heure ce mercredi 16 janvier, le trimaran géant noir et or a quitté le quai de la marina du Château à Brest afin de rallier la ligne de départ définie à Ouessant, devant le phare de Créac’h. Les douze hommes de Spindrift 2 comptent trois heures pour rejoindre la ligne et devraient partir vers midi, au moment où le front attendu doit passer sur Ouessant avec un bon flux de Nord-Ouest.
