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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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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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