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A sizeable IMOCA fleet for the end of 2010

Thursday 26 August 2010

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08/2010 -

The Imoca skippers are due to meet up …

Emirates Team New Zealand wins Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena

Monday 7 June 2010

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06/2010 -

The New Zealand boat that won the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland in February …

Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena : Emirates Team New Zealand is finalist

Saturday 5 June 2010

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06/2010 -

Emirates Team New Zealand is a finalist at the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena after an extraordinary drawn-out day of light air sailing on the Golfo di Arzachena at the north east corner of Sardinia. One race down and facing elimination, ETNZ came …

Jules Verne Trophy : 48 days 07 hours 44 minutes for Groupama 3

Sunday 21 March 2010

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03/2010 -

The Jules Verne Trophy now belongs to ten men who have sailed around the globe at an …

5th PRB at sea in Port la Foret

Sunday 14 March 2010

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03/2010 -

On March, 11th, Vincent Riou and team PRB assembled at Port la Foret to launch the …

BMW Oracle won the 33rd America’s Cup

Sunday 14 February 2010

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02/2010 -

BMW ORACLE Racing Team’s revolutionary wing sail powered trimaran USA-17, designed by VPLP […

Latest news about the Business of Yacht Racing

Thursday 3 December 2009

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12/2009 -

NauticNews.com as Media Partner …

Around-the-world Reference Tour of the SolOceans : Liz Wardley crossed the start line

Monday 30 November 2009

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11/2009 -

On Novembre the 29th, 2009, at 01.00pm sharp (1200UT), by force 7 wind, Liz Wardley crossed the start line off Caen - Ouistreham (France) of the Around-the-world Reference Tour of the SolOceans - OceanoScientific® Campaign 2009-2010. She rounded Cabourg / Dives-sur-mer (Normandy - …

Marc Guillemot wins the 2009 IMOCA World Championship

Sunday 29 November 2009

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11/2009 -

Prior to the start in Le Havre, it was Armel Le Cléac’h (Brit Air) who stood the best chance of winning …

Triple Victory for VPLP in the Transat Jacques Vabre 09

Wednesday 25 November 2009

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11/2009 -

VPLP are celebrating a victorious Transat Jacques Vabre this year, with Franck Yves Escoffier driving their Formula 50′ trimaran Crêpes Wahou! to cross the finish line first after 15 days, 15 hours, 31 minutes and 50 seconds. He was followed soon after by …