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SeaSailSurfer of November 2010: Thomas Ruyant

Route du Rhum winner in Class40 division

Thursday 2 December 2010Redaction SSS [Source RP]

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Don’t you have a feeling of dejà-vu? Thomas Ruyant, hands up, with his fetish hat, arriving as a winner in a solo race? Transat 650 2009? Yes. One yer after his win in the Mini-Transat Mini-Transat #MiniTransat , he has won the Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum . He is the SeaSailSurfer of the month.

Without any bike onboard, Thomas Ruyant has won two single handed races in one year. In 2010, he could have entered in the topof the top Figaro-Bénéteau Circuit. But the young french skipper from Dunkerque choose to enter in the Class40 Class40 #Class40 . As he did in the mini circuit, he rent the best boat available, trained a lot and entered a maximum of competitions. The result is there. He won the division with the most entries of the Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum even if the level cannot be compared to the one-designed Figaro one. Second of the race is the double winner of the Figaro solo race, Nicolas Troussel. So now, Thomas is awaited in this circuit, the Olympics Olympics #olympicsailing of offshore solo racing. Will he make good results there? And in how much time?

- Le site de Thomas Ruyant : www.thomasruyant.com


SeaSailsurf barometer of the month

Going Up
:-)) :-)) :-)) Franck Cammas First big and mediatic solo win for the Trophée Jules Verne holder
:-)) :-)) Roland Jourdain Double winner of the Rhum in IMOCA
:-)) Lionel Lemonchois Winner in a Desjoyeaux’ style in the Multi50 division
Going Down
:-(( Nicolas Troussel did not won sailing by the South but it was so close
:-(( :-(( Thomas Coville He wanted to compare himself to Francis Joyon
:-(( :-(( :-(( ISAF Yes, a sailing boat can be trimed with one feet


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