Nice Ultimed
— 4 April 2018Place : Marseille – France Details : www.niceultimed.com Marseille > Nice in Ultim
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The Transat Bakerly : Coville makes it to New York as runner-up in the Ultime class
— 11 May 2016Thomas Coville, one of the great French solo sailors of recent times, became the second competitor to finish The Transat bakerly this morning when he brought his Ultime trimaran, Sodebo, to the finish at New York.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 2018 : Sharp third and Gavignet signs off with a win
— 21 November 2018As he finished third in the highly competitive Class40 division of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race, British skipper Phil Sharp did all he could to hide his feelings.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : Today’s analysis by Sébastien Simon
— 15 November 2018It is shortly after midnight in Europe that Alex Thomson is expected off Tête à l’Anglais island to the north of Basse-Terre. He will then have the tricky task of sailing around Guadeloupe.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 2018 : Tripon wants to be the third finisher in Guadeloupe
— 13 November 2018Armel Tripon, the runaway leader in the Multi50 class, is hoping to be the third skipper to finish the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race from Saint Malo in Brittany to Pointe-à-Pitre in the French Caribbean.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Roland Jourdain
— 12 November 2018After Francis Joyon’s victory in the Ultime category, the battle between the IMOCAs is in the spotlight. For behind Alex Thomson, the clear leader, Paul Meilhat, Vincent Riou and Yann Eliès have shown once again that in the Route du Rhum absolutely nothing is certain until the finish line is crossed.
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Gabart takes line honours in The Transat bakerly 2016 and wins the Ultime class
— 11 May 2016Francois Gabart, the young heart-throb of French solo offshore sailing, completed his first solo win on board his new 100ft trimaran, Macif, today when he crossed the finish line of The Transat bakerly off New York.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Gwénolé Gahinet
— 17 November 2018When he crossed the finish line in Pointe-à-Pitre at 0023hrs UTC last night, Paul Meilhat won the the Route du Rhum in the IMOCA category, taking into account the 24-hour penalty given to Alex Thomson for starting his engine after running aground.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Alain Gautier
— 14 November 2018It will soon be coming to an end for the leading IMOCA. Ruling supreme, Alex Thomson has kept a good lead over his closest rivals. Paul Meilhat, Vincent Riou and Yann Eliès are fighting it out to make it to the podium, while aiming to be ready to pounce should the British leader show the slightest weakness.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Nicolas Lunven
— 13 November 2018Alex Thomson continues to extend his lead in the trade winds. Now less than 1000 miles from the finish in Pointe-à-Pitre, the British skipper seems well placed, even if Paul Meilhat, Vincent Riou and Yann Eliès will remain a threat until the end, while Boris Herrmann is also lying in wait. The first boat to finish in the IMOCA class is expected in Guadeloupe on Thursday night (European time).
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