Category Still Life
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Sep 13
Sep 13
THE MAXI TRIMARAN SOLO BANQUE POPULAIRE VII IN FRONT OF THE MUCEM
Marseille, France 43º17’45″N 5º21’38″E
The Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII (FRA), the 103 feet trimaran skippered by Armel Le Cléac’h in front of the MuCEM (Museum for Europe and the Mediterranean) designed by Rudy Ricciotti.
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Jul 11
Jul 11
Sodebo the Razors Edge
Saint Philibert, Brittany, France 47º34’26″N 3º00’24″W
Another surreal view from the lens of Christophe Launay, this time from the Sodeb’O shed in La Trinité, where the big trimaran is being cleaned up and mothballed until Thomas Coville gets back from his Volvo Ocean Race campaign aboard Franck Cammas’ Team Groupama.
Meanwhile, Francis Joyon, Coville’s nemesis in the record-breaking game, is on standby with IDEC in Brooklyn, NY, readying for his chance to crush Coville’s solo transatlantic record of 5 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes and 20 seconds. For comparison’s sake, Rambler 100, the most powerful and modern of racing monohulls, just had a brilliant crossing last week of 6 days, 22 hours, with about 20 more mouths to feed than Joyon…
Words: Alan Block
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Apr 11
Apr 11
Banque Populaire V
Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly, Lorient, Brittany, France 47º43’12″N 3º22’92″W
Maxi Banque Populaire V designed by VPLP and built by CDK at the Cité de la Voile Éric Tabarly in Lorient, Brittany, France.
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Mar 11
Mar 11
Still Life: Green Turtle Skull
Lacepede Island, Western Australia, Australia 16º51’85″S 122º10’50″E
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Jun 09
Jun 09
Breton Flag
Ouvea, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 20º38’05″S 166º31’43″E
My Breton Flag offered by my parents been all around the Pacific Ocean with me.
