On board a Diam 24 One Design with Armel Le Cléac’h, Ronan Lucas and Fabien Delahaye.
Posts tagged trimaran
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Mar 15
Mar 15
DIAM 24 OD TRAINING SESSION AT THE POLE FINISTERE COURSE AU LARGE
Port-la-Forêt, Finistère, Brittany, France 47º52’59″N 3º57’08″W
The Diam 24 One Design is the new boat for the Tour de France à la Voile 2015.
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Mar 15
Mar 15
Trimaran Lending Club
Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France 47º43’46″N 03º22'19″W
Maxi Trimaran Lending Club ex Banque Populaire VII with her new color at the Cité de la voile Éric Tabarly.
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Feb 15
Feb 15
HYDROPTÈRE FOR GEO MAGAZIN
Los Angeles, California, United States of America, 33º42’40″N 118º28'58″W
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Sep 14
Sep 14
LOICK PEYRON & THE MAXI TRIMARAN SOLO BANQUE POPULAIRE VII
Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France 47º40’35″N 03º23'40″W
Blue Is The New Yellow
Furthering his reputation as Mr. Multihull, Loick Peyron made a drastic change in plans for the 2014 Route du Rhum last week, switching gears from driving his Rhum Class ‘p’ti yellow’ 30′ Walter Greene designed wood trimaran with only a sextant, to helming the massive Ultime Class ‘big blue’ 100′ Banque Populaire VII maxi-trimaran, a VPLP carbon fiber designed monster outfitted with the latest technology. A difficult decision for sure, but trading up from the yellow Happy project to the impressive blue BP7 is a clear choice from a competitive racer’s perspective with Loick’s pedigree. Always looking to challenge his abilities and push it to the limits, winning the Route du Rhum has been on his bucket list for many years. So here we have the lethal combination of the best boat and the best man for the job. For the 2014 edition, Banque Populaire and Loick Peyron are a force to be reckoned with.
Words: Fred Eagle
Photo assignment for Banque Populaire.
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Jul 14
Jul 14
“HAPPY” with loick Peyron
La Trinité-sur-Mer / Le Pouliguen, Brittany, France 47º16’50″N 02º36'46″W
Loick Peyron has launched his Walter Greene trimaran and headed out for his first sail preparing to take part in “La Route du Rhum”. ‘Happy’ is the sister ship of Mike Birch’s famous Olympus.
“First training session on “HAPPY”, nothing but happiness. Small is beautiful !
So far so good. and very impatient to start my 49th crossing of the Atlantic.”
Look at that : this is Happy in Christophe’s eyes !! ”
Loick vient de mettre a l’eau son plan Walter Greene “Happy”; sister-ship du célèbre trimaran de Mike Birch Olympus. Il s’est élancé pour sa première sortie en mer dans la cadre de sa préparation à “La Route du Rhum”.
“Première séance d’entraînement sur “HAPPY”, rien que du bonheur!
Pas besoin d’être grand pour être beau. Jusqu’ici tout va bien, je suis impatient de débuter ma 49eme traversée de l’Atlantique.
C’est simple comme ça le bonheur dans les yeux de Christophe Launay !!.”
Loick Peyron
Photo assignment for Loick Peyron.
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Jun 14
Jun 14
Armel Le Cléac’h and the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII in New York City
New York, NY, United States of America. 40º41’36″N 74º01'46″W
Armel Le Cléac’h and the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII on stand by for the multihull North Atlantic solo record attempt, New York City, United States of America.
“Sometimes, from beyond the skycrapers, the cry of a tugboat finds you in your insomnia, and you remember that this desert of iron and cement is an island.”
Albert Camus
Photo assignment for Banque Populaire.
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Sep 13
Sep 13
Armel Le Cléac’h and the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII
Marseille, France 43º17’13″N 5º20’02″E
Armel Le Cléac’h and the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII before at the start of the TransMed record attempt which they just set in 18h 58min & 13sec, beating Thomas Coville’s time onboard Sodebo in the first solo multihull record time of the so called TransMed route between Marseille (France) and Carthage (Tunisia) of 25 hours 36 minutes and 36 seconds.
Photo assignment for Banque Populaire.
