Saluting the new fashion age, La Cite de la Voile Eric Tabarly, Lorient, Brittany stood at attention during that spring night, entranced by the achievements and swift progress of VPLP designers, sailors and boat builders, resulting in the new MOD 70.
A Catwalk to new Ocean Adventures.
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Oct 10
Oct 10
Route du Rhum La Banque Postale 2010
Saint Malo, Brittany, France 48º39’14″N 2º12’81″W
Start of the Route du Rhum La Banque Postale 2010.
The Route du Rhum is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race, which takes places every 4 years in November. The course is between Saint Malo, Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Franck Cammas (Groupama 3), quotes: On ranking this win among others: “All victories are good but I’ve never experienced a finish like this, either the weather on the water or the welcome here.” “This victory it was not really expected, we prepared very well but I did not really know how it would unfold on the boat, so it is hard to know how to rank it in the list. But certainly I am very proud to be able to add my name to those who have won it before me.”
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Oct 10
Oct 10
Onboard Sodebo around Brittany
English Channel- La Manche 48°57'47"N 3°24'96"W
Onboard Sodeb’O around Brittany with Skipper Thomas Coville preparing for La Route du Rhum La Banque Postale 2010: Thomas does not believe in reincarnation but, if it were to happen, he wouldn’t want to become a foil.
Loa: 32m 105ft
Beam: 16.55m 54ft 4 in
Displacement: 12t 26455 lbs
Sail area: 379 sq m 4079 sq ft
Launched: 2007
Class: Record-breaker
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Dec 08
Dec 08
Loki
Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia 33º51’03″S 151º15’82″E
Onboard the 63 feet Loki for the first test sail in the Sydney Harbour.
McConaghy Boats in Mona Vale, Australia built the new Reichel-Pugh 63 Loki For Stephen Ainsworth. In Norse Mythology, Loki is a God. Loki sometimes assists the gods and sometimes causes problems for them. Loki is a shape shifter and in separate incidents he appears in the form of a salmon, mare, seal, fly, and possibly an elderly woman. Loki’s positive relations with the gods end with his role in engineering the death of the god Baldr. Loki is eventually bound by the gods with the entrails of one of his sons.
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Jun 07
Jun 07
Sodeb’O
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 32º55’26″S 151º45’20″E
The launch of Thomas Coville’s 105 feet maxi-trimaran Sodeb’O took place in a sunny Newcastle. Designed by Nigel Irens and Benoît Cabaret, the maxi-Sodeb’O been built and launched in Australia in June 2007, this 32 m long three hulled machine (105 feet) and 16.55 m wide (55 feet) craft is equipped with a 35 m mast and can carry up to 650 square metres of sail area.Coville said “It’s an incredible boat. The lines are right, elegant, pure; it’s very beautiful. I’m happy; it’s been a wonderful day.”
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Feb 07
Feb 07
F18 Onboard with Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia 23º03’30″S 150º46’63″E
Onboard with Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby during a training session in preparation before the Formula 18 World Championship 2007, Yeppoon in Australia.
