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🚧 Scheduled stopover for Armel Le Cléac'h!
There's a long way to go and the whole team will be doing their utmost to get Armel and the Maxi Banque Populaire XI back into the race as quickly as possible. Ronan Lucas, Manager of Team Banque Populaire During this pit-stop, the members of Team Banque Populaire will be taking the opportunity to rectify an anomaly discovered in the hydraulics of the foil system. The boat is expected in Recife between tonight and tomorrow morning (French time) by part of the shore crew. The rules authorise...
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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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ARMEL LE CLÉAC'H, DESIRE AND COMPOSURE
Armel Le Cléac'h will take to the start line on 7 January as the winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre - Normandie Le Havre. History will record that this is Armel's first victory in the Route du Café, a race that was strangely missing from his list of achievements. His own story tells a different story: between Le Havre and Fort de France, Armel won his first major multihull race, quite simply. Sailing several hulls is not Armel Le Cléac'h's first love. The impressive CV of the man who first...
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