Team Fete de la Science events held at... October 10, 2018 How do we use the sport of sailing to explain science to school children? That was exactly the question addressed by Spindrift for Schools earlier this week, when Spindrift racing opened the doors of its sailing base in Saint Philibert, Brittany to school children as part of the Fete de la Science, a national event organised by the French Ministry for Education.
M32 SPINDRIFT RACING AT THE FOOT OF THE... October 7, 2018 Patience has been the main watchword at the third WMRT event, which took place in Lisbon this week. The organisers have had to manage light and erratic winds, as well as the strong currents of the River Tagus, making it challenging to lay a good race course across more or less all five days of scheduled racing.
M32 A second place and through to the... October 4, 2018 The wind made the competitors wait on the opening day of the third event in the World Match Racing Tour in Portugal. With the wind deciding to stay at the mouth of the river Tagus and not come up river towards the planned racing area, the organisers were forced to split the qualifying fleet racing over two days, rather than the customary one.
M32 WELCOME ADDITION IN LISBON October 1, 2018 With their maxi trimaran out of the water to begin its final check before the Jules Verne Trophy attempt, Spindrift racing is now focusing on their match racing programme and heading to Lisbon...
Maxi Spindrift 2 8000 MILES OF TRAINING September 27, 2018 Earlier this week Spindrift 2 returned to La Trinité-sur-mer in Brittany, France. Five days earlier, the maxi trimaran left the dock in Newport, Rhode Island to set sail for her home port, completing her second transatlantic training in as many months.
Team Dona Bertarelli congratulates recent... July 30, 2018 Offshore racing is the one of rare sports where men, women, amateurs and professionals, individuals both young and old, are able to compete on equal terms across all levels of the sport.
M32 The end of racing in Risør July 28, 2018 Clap de fin pour Spindrift racing sur la Match Cup Norway qui se déroule actuellement à Risør en Norvège. Après deux jours de courses en flotte, l’équipe noire et or a disputé cet après-midi les quarts de finale contre Tovar Mirsky.
M32 Yann Guichard and Spindrift racing... July 25, 2018 The second event in the World Match Racing Tour will start on Thursday 26 July in Risør, Norway. Twelve teams will compete for victory over the four-day event. Spindrift racing hopes to...
M32 Yann Guichard and Spindrift racing win... July 8, 2018 Yann Guichard and his crew have won the first stage of the World Match Racing Tour 2018, in Marstrand Sweden. This is a first victory on the circuit for Spindrift racing, who have only raced on the circuit for the past three seasons.
M32 Spindrift racing gets into the finale! July 7, 2018 On a nice dynamic since the start of the competition in Marstrand, Yann Guichard and its crew get into the finale without having granted a single point to their opponent.
M32 A perfect passage to semi finals! July 6, 2018 Without missing a step, Spindrift racing won their three matches today and, in doing so, qualified for the quarter finals of the WMRT event in Marstrand, Sweden.
M32 Qualified for the quarter finals! July 5, 2018 Spindrift racing made a great start at the World Match Racing Tour in Marstrand (Sweden), finishing second in the fleet races and therefore qualifying for the quarterfinals.
M32 Multi... hulls! Multi...races! July 3, 2018 Versatility is a key word at Spindrift racing, and in less than a month, the black and gold team will have been competing on three different multihulls, in three very different arenas.
Maxi Spindrift 2 3000 mile training sail for Spindrift 2 June 15, 2018 With the Mirabaud Bol d'Or now behind them and their Maxi Trimaran ready for competition, the Spindrift racing team is back in training mode, and Yann Guichard and his crew have today set off to complete a transatlantic passage between two world sailing hubs - La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany and Newport Rhode Island, USA.
