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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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THOMAS COVILLE, THE OCEAN ENCYCLOPAEDIST
Thomas Coville has seen and done it all. Mini, Figaro, Vendée Globe, Trimarans ORMA, Volvo Ocean Race, Jules Verne or Saint-Exupéry Trophy, and even the America's Cup, where he began his career in 1994, after touching down in the Tour de France under sail! At the start of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest, he will be the only one of the six competitors to really know what it's like to sail solo around the world in a multihull. The only one in history, alongside Ellen MacArthur, François...
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ANTHONY MARCHAND: DECEPTIVE NONCHALANCE
The story of "Antho", as he is known on the pontoons, began at the Plérin sailing centre (22), where he is still a member. The youngster showed talent from the Optimist level onwards, performing well in the Laser Radial, before landing a place in the 470 at the Pôle France in Brest. From his years as a light sailor, he has retained a universally recognised sensitivity at the helm and the ability to adapt to a wide range of craft: "He's a gifted person. You can put him on a skateboard, a kite...
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THE ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - BREST WELCOMES A SIXTH CANDIDATE IN THE PERSON OF ERIC PÉRON (ADAGIO)
“_We are delighted with the arrival of a sixth candidate alongside the five already registered. We also welcome with pleasure ADAGIO, a new leading player in offshore racing, reacts Joseph Bizard, General Director of OC Sport Pen Duick, organizer of the event. _This is very good news for the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest. Of course, for his registration to become definitive, Eric Péron must still subscribe to the administrative formalities of the registration file. He must manage this last...
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