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2011 Transat Jacques Vabre
The 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre was the 10th edition and was raced from Le Havre, France, to Puerto Limon in Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ... for the second time. Course For monohulls, Le Havre-Puerto Limon, Dominican Republic to starboard: 4,730 miles. For Multi50s, Le Havre-Puerto Limon via Saint-Barthélemy and Barbados: 5,323 miles. Only 20 of the 35 starters finished the race. IMOCA 60 Multi50 Class40 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Transat Jacques Vabre 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre 2011 in sailing November 2011 sports events in France Transatlantic sailing competitions Sailing competitions in France Double-handed crew sailing competitions IMOCA 60 class sailing competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Transat Jacques Vabre
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kito De Pavant
Christophe Fourcault de Pavant (born 23 February 1961 in Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière in the Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ... region), also known as Kito de Pavant, is a French sailor. Vendee Globe attempts He has not been lucky in the Vendee Globe having started three times and never finishing. In the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe the day after the start (28 hours), his mast was broken in a storm in the Bay of Biscay and he abandoned the race. In the 2012-2013 Vendée Globe on the same boat he hit a trawler on the third day (43 hours) of the race and retired unaided to the Cascais. Thing got even worse in 2016-2017 Vendée Globe when he was forced to abandon his boat Bastide Otio following a collision with a sperm whale. Key results Gallery File:Jér ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Dubois
Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters * Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, Duke of Lotharingia and saint * Bruno (bishop of Verden) (920–976), German Roman Catholic bishop * Pope Gregory V (c. 972–999), born Bruno of Carinthia * Bruno of Querfurt (c. 974–1009), Christian missionary bishop, martyr and saint * Bruno of Augsburg (c. 992–1029), Bishop of Augsburg * Bruno (bishop of Würzburg) (1005–1045), German Roman Catholic bishop * Pope Leo IX (1002–1054), born Bruno of Egisheim-Dagsburg * Bruno II (1024–1057), Frisian count or margrave * Bruno the Saxon (fl. 2nd half of the 11th century), historian * Saint Bruno of Cologne (d. 1101), founder of the Carthusians * Bruno (bishop of Segni) (c. 1045–1123), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and saint * Bruno (archbishop of Trier) (died 1124), German Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Golding
Mike Golding (born 27 August 1960) is an English yachtsman, born in Great Yarmouth and educated at Reading Blue Coat School. He is one of the few yachtsmen to have raced round the world non-stop in both directions. He held the solo record for sailing round the world westabout (the most challenging direction for circumnavigation) between 1994 and 2000. Golding, who was named president of London's Little Ship Club in 2017 and is a member of Royal Southampton Yacht Club, is the eponymous co-founder of the commercial company Mike Golding Yacht Racing Ltd. His partner in this venture was Jorgen Philip-Sorensen (d. 2010). Golding led the team ''Group 4'' to second place in the British Steel Challenge in 1992–3. He did one better in the next edition the BT Global Challenge 1996–7, taking first place with a new team of amateur sailors, again onboard ''Group 4''. Golding came seventh in the 2000–2001 Vendée Globe solo, non stop, round the world race having lost seven day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Temenos 2
The IMOCA 60 class yacht Demain c'est loin (baptismal name: Temenos II) was designed by Owen Clark Design and launched in September 2006 after being made by Southern Ocean Marine in New Zealand. The boat is a development of Ecover 2 and Aviva Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. It has about 19 million customers across its core markets of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is the largest general ... made by the same builder and designer and looks like the same moulds. The boat sailed formerly under the names Temenos II, Mirabaud, Great America IV and Campagne de France. Racing results References 2000s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Owen Clarke Design Sailing yachts designed by Merfyn Owen Sailing yachts designed by Allen Clarke Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts Sailboat types built in New Zealand Southern Ocean Marine {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michèle Paret
Michele () is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele (usually pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically pronounced) name Michelle. Michele can also be a surname. The names are ultimately derived from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל, through the Greek Μιχαήλ and the Latin Michael meaning "Who is like God?". Men with the given name Michele *Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer * Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996), Italian actor *Michele Alboreto (1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver *Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian *Michele Andreolo (1912–1981), Italian footballer *Michele Bianchi (1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary *Michele Bravi (born 1994), Italian singer *Michele Cachia (1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer *Michele Canini (born 1985), Italian foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Wavre
Dominique Wavre, is a Swiss professional yachtsman, born on 4 July 1955 in Geneva, Switzerland. Having sailed over 360,000 nautical miles, Dominique now ranks among the most experienced ocean sailors Biography Son of tennis player Alice Charbonnier he started on the courts before discovering sailing at the age of 13. He began sailing on Lake Geneva but continued his studies and became an art teacher. Then he sailed with Pierre Fehlmann in 1981 in the Whitbread onboard Disc d'Or III. Since then, he'll keep accumulating miles. He met his partner Michèle Paret during the 1989-90 Whitebread as she was sailing with Tracy Edwards Tracy Edwards, MBE (born 5 September 1962) is a British sailor. In 1989 she skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was appointed ... onboard Maiden Race result highlights References External links Official website Official Raci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Delta Dore
The IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60") is a 60ft (18.3 m) development class monohull sailing yacht governed by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum an ... class yacht Delta Dore was designed by Farr Yacht Design and launched in the 2006 after being built by JMV, based in Cherbourg, France. Names and ownership Delta Dore (2006-2011) * Skipper: Jérémie Beyou Bureau Vallée (2011-2017) * Skipper: Louis Burton Vers un monde sans sida (2017-2020) * Skipper: Eric Nigon La Compagnie du Lit - Jiliti (2020-2021) * Skipper: Clément Giraud Cap Agir Ensemble Foussier-Mon Courtier Énergie (since 2022) * Skipper: Sébastien Marsset * Sail no.: FRA 83 Racing results References Individual sailing vessels 2000s sailing yachts Sailing yachts designed by Farr Yacht Design Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Burton(sailor)
Nelson Burton may refer to: * Nelson Burton Sr. (1906–1994), American professional bowler * Nelson Burton Jr. (born 1942), American professional bowler and television commentator * Nelson Burton (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian professional hockey player who played for American and Canadian teams {{Hndis, Burton, Nelson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Burton
Louis Burton (born 4 June 1985 in Ivry-sur-Seine, France) is a French yachtsman who competes in ocean racing Yacht racing is a Sailing (sport), sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats. It is composed of multiple yachts, in direct competition, racing around a course mark .... Burton was the youngest skipper of the fleet at the start of the Vendée Globe 2012. Race result highlights Reference References External links Official Website 1985 births Living people French male sailors (sport) Vendée Globe finishers 2012 Vendee Globe sailors 2016 Vendee Globe sailors 2020 Vendee Globe sailors 2024 Vendee Globe sailors French Vendee Globe sailors Single-handed circumnavigating sailors 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMOCA 60 Safran 2
The IMOCA 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60") is a 60ft (18.3 m) development class monohull sailing yacht governed by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum an ... class yacht MACSF (baptismal name: Safran 2) was designed by Lauriot-Prévost and G. Verdier and launched in the August 2007 after being built by Chantier Naval de Laros in France. Names and ownership Safran (2007-2014) * Skipper: Marc Guillemot Quéguiner – Leucémie Espoir (2014-2017) * Skipper: Yann Elies Sensations (2017) * Skipper: Isabelle Joschke Generali (2017) * Skipper: Isabelle Joschke Monin (2018) * Skipper: Isabelle Joschke MACSF (since 2018) * Skipper: Isabelle Joschke * Sail No.: FRA 27 Racing results References 2010s sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Guillaume Verdier Sailing yachts designed by VPLP Vendée Globe yachts IMOCA 60 yachts {{Ship-type-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yann Eliès
Yann Eliès (born 31 January 1974 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Côtes-du-Nord) is a French professional sailor. He competed in the 2008-2009 Vendee Globe, 2008-2009 Vendée Globe where he was evacuated from his yacht south of Australia after being incapacitated due to a fractured femur. He returned for the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe, finishing 5th. Sailing career highlights File:Jeanne Grégoire Yann Eliès Figaro 2012 Paimpol.JPG File:Route du Rhum 2014 – Ultime Class skippers 2.jpg File:Route du Rhum 2014 – Ultime Class skippers.jpg File:VDH Yann Eliès VG2012.jpg File:Vendée Globe 2016 - Yann Elies (30248085244).jpg File:Yann Elies (3).jpg File:Yann Elies (5).jpg File:Yann Elies Figaro 2012.JPG File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-223 (15631522665).jpg File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-224 (15632352962).jpg File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-225 (15631517765).jpg File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-226 (15445922390).jpg File:Bobostudio route du rhum 2014-227 (1560779631 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
