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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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The big departure
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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RAMPING UP !
D-100 UNTIL THIS GIANT EVENT!
*Two races to build power "We're all about to climb a mountain that's even bigger than the others," agrees Armel Le Cléac'h (Maxi Banque Populaire XI). "It seems incredible to think that what we're about to attempt is possible," smiled Anthony Marchand (Actual Ultim 3). Since the autumn break, the skippers have been busy. They have all put their multihulls back in the water and have been doing a lot of training and practice sessions - sometimes together - in order to optimise the settings and...
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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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ARKEA BECOMES TITLE PARTNER OF THE ULTIMATE SOLO ROUND THE WORLD RACE ORGANISED BY OC SPORT PEN DUICK
**Single-handed circumnavigation of the globe aboard an Ultim 32/23: a historic first in racing! Five boats have already signed up for this exceptional race, and potentially seven "giants of the seas" will set off from Brest, with a solo skipper on board, in an attempt to complete a circumnavigation from West to East, via the 3 capes (Good Hope, Leewin and Horn). A human and technological challenge taken up by the sailors of the Ultim 32/23 Class, accompanied by their owners and partners....
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