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Charles Caudrelier: Ultim Commander
From the windows of the family home in Beg-Meil, you can see the entire bay of La Forêt, from the Pointe de Trévignon to the beach at Cap Coz, where Desjoyeaux, Jourdain, Le Cam and Poupon have all sailed in their day. This is the setting in which young Charles Caudrelier dreams. When others tiptoe home from the disco, he quietly moors his parents' friends' boat, borrowed secretly at night to wander between Concarneau and the Glénan. No dinghy, no Olympic sailing for Charles Caudrelier, who...
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TOM LAPERCHE: THE STUFF OF HEROES
If you're interested in Tom Laperche, the first thing to consider is his age. The skipper of SVR - Lazartigue is exactly 20 years younger than the average age of his rivals in the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest. Precocity in ocean racing is nothing new. Alain Gautier was also 26 at the start of his first circumnavigation, Laurent Bourgnon was 28 when he won his first Route du Rhum in an ORMA and François Gabart hadn't even turned 30 when he won the Vendée Globe. If the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE -...
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