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skippers confronted with the carbon footprint of the return of sailboats after transatlantic races
The boat races that cross the Atlantic convey a very ecological image. But are they really? Some sailors ask the question because, at the end of the race, some boats…
The Guadeloupe Region prefers to wait: the safety of the skippers is the priority!
For Jean Claude Nelson, vice president of the Guadeloupe region, project manager for the organization of the Route du Rhum for Guadeloupe, the postponement of the start of the race…
these three Breton skippers will fly the colors of Mayenne
Mayenne is not a coastal department but that does not prevent Mayenne companies from being attracted to sailing. Actual, Monbana Chocolats, VandB, Bleu Blanc Planète Location and the Department of…
how skippers learn to manage their sleep while racing
Posted on 02/11/2022 21:52 Update on 02/11/2022 22:41 France 2 Article written by G.Naboulet, L.Lemoigne, J.-M.Perroux, Images on board: Yann Riou – France 2 France Televisions Sunday, November 6, the…
a world tour of more than 7 months for the skippers of the Golden Globe Race
The Golden Globe Race starts this Sunday from Les Sables d’Olonne. 16 sailors will participate in this round the world sailing in the old fashioned way, without any modern technology…
No victory but Mancho skippers arrived safely in the Drheam Cup
They all set foot on solid ground. Leaving last Sunday, the skippers entered in the Drheam Cup reached Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and La Trinité-sur-Mer in just a few days. As the prizes…
Find out which Mancho skippers to follow during the Drheam Cup
They are fifteen engaged under the Manchoise banner. Fifteen skippers from the Channel take the start of the Drheam Cup this Sunday, July 17. An offshore sailing race from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin…
children embarked with skippers for the prologue of the Drheam Cup
“It’s really awesome !” Barely ashore, Philippine already wants to go back to sea. The 14-year-old teenager, from Barneville-Carteret, has just experienced the prologue of the Dhream Cup aboard a…
AS Saint-Etienne heavily condemned, the skippers of the Arctic Vendée back
Posted on 06/24/2022 12:40 FRANCEINFO Article written by In the sports newspaper, Thursday, June 23, return to the heavy sanction imposed on AS Saint-Etienne. Of their sidethe skippers of the…
The return to port of the Arctic Vendée skippers
After a grueling week of offshore racing and a weather-shortened race off Iceland, theSailors from the Arctic Vendée are beginning to return to Les Sables d’Olonne. The Sablais Manu Cousin…
In Lorient, skippers donate medicine from their first aid kits for Ukraine
Laurent Bourguès is a professional skipper engaged this year in the Figaro Bénéteau Class. He had the good idea to ask all his fellow offshore racing specialists to provide the…
IN IMAGES – Fort-de-France awaits the skippers of the Transat Jacques Vabre
The arrival village of the 15th coffee route between Le Havre and Martinique was inaugurated this weekend in Fort-de-France. Close to the pontoons which will accommodate the sailboats which left…
Transat Jacques Vabre skippers go green
For several years, technology has continued to progress and even play a predominant role in offshore racing sailboats. But sailors are increasingly sensitive to the environment and are trying to…