Maxi Spindrift 2 Atlantic ‘door’ closed December 3, 2018 Yann Guichard and the crew of Spindrift 2 have been waiting since the 5 November for a favourable weather window to start the Jules Verne Trophy. Despite November being windy and the Atlantic...
Maxi Spindrift 2 SPINDRIFT 2 MOVES STANDBY FORWARD October 26, 2018 November was originally planned as the month for Spindrift racing to complete their inshore racing season and then move to standby mode for the team’s attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy. ...
Team Mont Blanc: the prelude to the Jules... October 18, 2018 A few weeks before the start of the Jules Verne Trophy stand-by, the Spindrift racing team found themselves isolated at an altitude of several thousand meters, taking on one final...
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.
