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Transatlantic Sailing Record
Since the five-week voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, quickly and safely, between Europe and the Americas has always been an important issue. Today, the route has become a classic one among skippers. The record is one of the most prestigious, next to the Jules Verne Trophy, for which it is often a good preparation. This record can be achieved both ways: from west to east or from east to west. It can also be homologated single-handed or crewed, on monohulls or on multihulls. It is homologated, since 1972, by the WSSRC From west to east This route is the fastest, as it follows the prevailing westerlies. It is the one that meets the most interest among skippers. The crossing must be made from Ambrose Light of New York to an imaginary line linking Lizard Point, Cornwall to Ushant. The distance is around . Crewed Single-handed From east to west This crossing is made between Cadiz and San Salvador Island, for a distance of . It was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ricard (trimaran)
''Paul Ricard'' was a hydrofoiled trimaran. In 1980, Éric Tabarly sailed the vessel to beat Charlie Barr's transatlantic record on ''Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...'', which had stood for 75 years.Eric Tabarly, an inspiration to distance sailors ''Sailing World'' See also * List of multihulls * Single-Hande ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Madec
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Jet Service V
''Warta Polpharma'' is a maxi- catamaran, that participated in many major offshore races. Its different names were : * ''Jet Service V'', skippered by Serge Madec * ''Commodore Explorer'', skippered by Bruno Peyron * ''Explorer'', skippered by Bruno Peyron * ''Warta Polpharma'', skippered by Roman Paszke for The Race. Records * Under the name ''Jet Service V'': Transatlantic sailing record for 11 years, between 1988 and 2001. * Under the name ''Commodore Explorer'' : Winner of the Jules Verne Trophy ( fastest round the world) in 1993 in 79 days 6 hours 15 minutes and 56 seconds, with skipper Bruno Peyron Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955) is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran '' Orange II'', broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in 1 ... and router Pierre Lasnier, with an average speed of 11.35 knots. * Under the name ''Warta Polpharma'' : Finished 4th of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Poupon
Philippe Poupon, is a French professional offshore yachtsman, born on 23 October 1954 in Quimper, France. He competed 1989–1990 Vendée Globe The 1989–1990 Vendée Globe Challenge, which later became the first edition of the Vendée Globe, was a non-stop round the world sailing race, sailed west to east. The start was 26 November 1989 from Les Sables-d'Olonne. Thirteen boats started ... where he was rescued by Loick Peyron he then went on to finish 3rd in the 1992–1993 Vendée Globe which is the pinnacle solo round the world race. He is one of the most successful sailors with three Figaro wins to his credit, winner of the Ostar, the Route du Rhum, the Route of Discovery, the record of the Atlantic. His early experienced was a crew for Eric Tabarly onboard Pen Duick VI for the :1977–1978 Whitbread Round the World Race. Since 2009 he has embarked on his boat Fleur Australe on an expeditions aimed at raising public awareness of the protection of the oceans. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loïc Caradec
Loïc Caradec (1948–1986) was a French engineer, born in Paris. He died in the 1986 Route du Rhum race. Caradec sailed in the 1973–74 Whitbread Round the World Race on ''Grand Louis'' and in the 1977–78 Whitbread Round the World Race on ''Gauloises II Gauloises (, " Gaulish" eminine pluralin French; ''cigarette'' is a feminine noun in French) is a brand of cigarette of French origin. It is produced by the company Imperial Tobacco following its acquisition of Altadis in January 2008 in most ...''. References 1948 births 1986 deaths 20th-century French engineers French male sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Paris Single-handed sailors French people of Breton descent Volvo Ocean Race sailors {{France-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royale 2
Royale may refer to: Places * Île Royale, an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of French Guiana * Île Royale, a former name of Cape Breton Island, Canada * Isle Royale, an island in Lake Superior * Rue Royale, several streets Arts, entertainment, and media * '' Clash Royale'', a strategy game by Supercell * "The Royale", an episode from the second season of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' Foods * Custard Royale, a kind of savory custard * Hamburger Royale or McRoyale, the name of Quarter Pounder in some countries with the metric system Transportation Motor vehicles * Royale, a variant line of the Oldsmobile 88 automobile * Bugatti Royale, a luxury automobile * Daewoo Royale, an automobile manufactured by Daewoo Motors * Ford Royale, an automobile manufactured by Autolatina in Brazil * Holden Royale, several different automobiles manufactured by Holden * REO Motor Car Company, a defunct automobile manufacturer founded by Ransom E. Olds * Royale Racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Guillemot
Marc Guillemot is a French professional offshore sailor born on 25 June 1959 in Quimper. In 2009 he was awarded knight of the order of merit. Career highlights References External links Official Facebook Page Official Website Page 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Quimper French male sailors (sport) IMOCA 60 class sailors French Vendee Globe sailors 2008 Vendee Globe sailors 2012 Vendee Globe sailors Vendée Globe finishers Single-handed circumnavigating sailors Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Le Cam
Jean Le Cam (born 27 April 1959 in Quimper, Finistère) is a French sailor. In 1981–82, he was a crewmember on Euromarché in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. Le Cam was crewman with Éric Tabarly and Michel Desjoyeaux, and won the '' Solitaire du Figaro'' in 1994, 1996, and 1999. He later took an interest in multihull ships. He finished second in the Vendée Globe 2004-2005, arriving just a few hours after the winner Vincent Riou. On 6 January 2009, whilst competing in the 2008-2009 edition of the Vendée Globe, he went missing 200 miles from Cape Horn Cape Horn ( es, Cabo de Hornos, ) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. Although not the most southerly point of South America (which are the Diego Ramí .... Vincent Riou, the then the skipper of PRB, rescued Jean Le Cam from his upturned IMOCA 60. Le Cam was trapped inside his upturned yacht for 16 hours during whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Morvan
Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin *Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman *Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back * Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker * Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder * Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back * Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward * Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder * Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender * Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender * John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick * Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet Services 2
Jet, Jets, or The Jet(s) may refer to: Aerospace * Jet aircraft, an aircraft propelled by jet engines ** Jet airliner ** Jet engine ** Jet fuel * Jet Airways, an Indian airline * Wind Jet (ICAO: JET), an Italian airline * Journey to Enceladus and Titan (JET), a proposed astrobiology orbiter to Saturn * Jet pack, a backpack personal flying device containing a jet motor * Fighter jet, a military aircraft Aircraft * Business jet ** Boeing Business Jet ** Cessna CitationJet/M2 * Very light jet ** Cirrus Vision SF50, originally called "The-Jet by Cirrus" ** Eclipse 400, originally called "Eclipse Concept Jet" ** Honda HA-420 HondaJet ** Piper PA-47 PiperJet Other areas of science, math and technology * Jet (fluid), a coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture * Jet (mathematics), an operation on a differentiable function * Jet (particle physics), a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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