Transatlantic Sailing Record

	Transatlantic Sailing Record Since the five-week voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, quickly and safely crossing the Atlantic Ocean 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 als ... [...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'', which had stood for 75 years.Eric Tabarly, an inspiration to distance sailors ''Sailing World'' See also * List of multihulls * Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (STAR) is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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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'' (1987-1992), skippered by * ''Commodore Explorer'' (from 1993), skippered by Bruno Peyron * ''Explorer'', skippered by Bruno Peyron * ''Warta Polpharma'' (since 2000), 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 ... and router Pierre Lasnier, with an average speed of 11.35 knots. [...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 in the 1989–1990 Vendée Globe 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 experience was as crew for Eric Tabarly The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Nor ... 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 expedition aimed at raising public awareness of the protection of the oceans. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fleury Michon VIII Fleury may refer to: People * Fleury (name), a French and English name of Norman origin * De Fleury, a surname, including a list of people with the name * Abraham-Joseph Bénard (1750–1822), known as Fleury, a French actor and comedian * Mademoiselle Fleury (Marie-Anne-Florence Bernardy-Nones, 1766–1818), a Belgian actress in France Places in France * Fleury, Aisne * Fleury, Aude * Fleury, Manche * Fleury, Moselle * Fleury, Oise * Fleury, Pas-de-Calais * Fleury, Somme * Fleury-devant-Douaumont, Meuse * Fleury-en-Bière, Seine-et-Marne * Fleury-la-Forêt, Eure * Fleury-la-Montagne, Saône-et-Loire * Fleury-la-Rivière, Marne * Fleury-la-Vallée, Yonne * Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret * Fleury-Mérogis, Essonne * Fleury-sur-Andelle, Eure * Fleury-sur-Loire, Nièvre * Fleury-sur-Orne, Calvados * Fleury Abbey, in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret See also * Champfleury (other) * Fleurey (other) * Fleurie, a commune in France * ''Fleury Playbook'', a medieval c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Loïc Caradec Loïc Caradec (1948–1986) was a French engineer and sailor, born in Paris. He died in the 1986 Route du Rhum race when his catamaran ''Royale'' capsized. 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''. Biography A Supélec engineer (class of '70), Loïc Caradec is one of the architects, with the Graal firm, of the maxi Catamaran Royale II, built at the Multiplast shipyard in 1982, of which he is skipper. In 1984, he won the first edition of the Transat Québec–Saint-Malo. However, during the 1986 Route du Rhum race, the boat, which had been extended to 85 feet (26 m) and fitted with a gigantic wing mast, overturned in heavy seas, resulting in the disappearance of its skipper. Two days later Florence Arthaud Florence Arthaud, (28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015) was a French sailor. In 1990, she became the first woman to win the ''Route du Rhum''. She died in a heli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Royale 2 Royale is the French feminine form of royal. 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 * " 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 Cars, a de ... [...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 Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the .... In 2009 he was awarded knight of the order of merit. In December 2014, during the IMOCA Ocean Masters New York to Barcelona Race, Marc Guillemot (who was sailing alongside Morgan Lagravière), was forced to retire their boat Safran, which leading the race, after Guillemot received a severe rib injury in a fall while changing sails in gale-force winds. As Guillemot was bent over with pain, Lagravière and the race organizers determined that he needed hospital treatment and Safran headed for port. Career highlights References External links Official Facebook Page Official Website Page 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Qu ... [...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 (, ) 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 is Águila Islet), Cape Horn marks the nor .... Vincent Riou, the then skipper of PRB, rescued Jean Le Cam from his upturned IMOCA 60. Le Cam was trapped inside his upturned yacht for 16 hours during which tim ... [...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 Patrick Mult ... [...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 * Super Air Jet, an Indonesian 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 * 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 (gemstone), a black or brown semi-precious mineraloid * Jet (mathematics), an operation on a differentiable function ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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