Monaco Yacht Show – MYS
— 22 August 2021Place: Monaco Details: www.monacoyachtshow.com
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Sleeker, Further, Greener: Vitruvius Picchiotti, Exuma awarded at MYS 2010
— 24 September 201009/2010 – Sleeker, Further, Greener: Vitruvius Picchiotti, Exuma awarded the GREEN PLUS PLATINUM certificate and GREEN Yacht of the Year award. Rina is one of the oldest classification societies in the world and has established its commitment to environmental excellence by launching the goal-based class notation, GREEN PLUS. The voluntary notation is based on an […]
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VG2020 : 19 arrivals, 6 still at sea
— 12 February 2021Les Sables d’Olonne rocked all day yesterday to the rhythm of the last five finishes. Arnaud Boissières (15th) opened the ball of the day a little before 9am, which ended at 12.57am exactly with the crossing of the line by Pip Hare in 19th position.
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VG2020 : Maxime Sorel-I attacked boredom by writing it all down on paper
— 3 February 2021The question of how Vendée Globe sailors deal with boredom is almost ignored these days, as people focus more on the competitive aspects of the race, but each of the skippers still had to face nearly three months alone and it’s not easy.
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VG2020 : 24 hours of crazy arrivals
— 29 January 2021For the first time in the history of the Vendée Globe, we saw eight competitors follow one another on the pontoons of Les Sables d’Olonne in the space of 23 hours and 44 minutes. 23 hours and 44 minutes of joy and emotion, as intense as this planetary regatta which will have been played through contact from start to finish. It was not until the arrival of Jean Le Cam on Thursday evening to put a final order in the hierarchy of this crazy race.
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VG2020 : four days from the rest of their lives
— 23 January 2021The race for victory is more open than ever: there are at least seven who can still claim it when they are expected to reach the Azores overnight.
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Arcoa Mystic 44
— 18 May 200605/2006 – Construction The Mystic 44 is the latest model from Normandy-based brand Arcoa. Despite an excellent reputation in yachting circles for producing reliable, comfortable and functional boats, Arcoa was off the market for eight years until it was bought by French manufacturers ACM a few years ago. There are three models in the Arcoa […]
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VG2020 : expected arrivals and a new start
— 5 February 2021While Jérémie Beyou and Romain Attanasio are due to cross the finish line tomorrow, Isabelle Joschke (out of the race) left the port of Salvador de Bahia to reach Les Sables d’Olonne. In the rest of the fleet, a match between six skippers, who rounded the high pressure, promises to be particularly breathless. After 89 days at sea, the voyage up the Atlantic has not finished revealing all its secrets.
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VG2020 : life is a party
— 1 February 2021Shining for nearly 80 days, Armel Tripon still shone at a press conference for having conquered Everest of the seas. It is the same euphoria that “threatens” the 14 skippers still in the race and who, day after day, are getting closer to home.
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VG2020 : “money time”
— 25 January 2021In American sports, there is one phrase to define suspense at the end of a game: “money time”. And it perfectly fits to the skin of this Vendée Globe scenario. “It will remain historic,” says Yannick Bestaven.
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