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Ben Ainslie Racing
Ben Ainslie : "to build a team which we hope can ultimately go on to challenge for the 35th America’s Cup"
Three time Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie today announced the launch of a new team that will initially compete in the next edition of the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup World Series along with plans to join ORACLE Racing for the defence of the 34th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup (...) -
Oman Sail
Oman Sail launch Women’s Sailing Programme
Oman Sail have officially launched the next phase in its unique project – a sailing programme aimed exclusively at the Sultanate’s female population. The programme was unveiled at an official ceremony held at Oman Sail’s headquarters at The Wave, Muscat, (10 October) and was attended by a host of VIPs, including influential (...) -
Team Sanya
Teng Jiang He : "I hope that many Chinese people will become inspired to learn to sail through my experience"
Teng Jiang He, a 37-year-old businessman who goes by the nickname Tiger and only started sailing last year, will become the first Chinese sailor to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race after being named on the Team Sanya crew for 2011-12. -
Oman Sail
Sidney Gavignet : "the MOD70 is the most attractive boat on the water currently"
Oman Sail have today announced they have signed a contract to purchase the sixth Multi One Design (MOD) 70 and appointed the man who smashed the solo and fully-crewed Round Britain and Ireland record Record #sailingrecord onboard the 32 metre multihull Oman Air Majan last year to skipper the boat, Sidney (...) -
Team Foncia
Michel Desjoyeaux goes for a multihull season
Before taking off for Switzerland, Michel Desjoyeaux and his teammates were in Paris for a press conference to present Team Foncia’s 2011 season. Make way for sport, crewed competition and all that is multihull related. In fact 2011 combines several floats and platforms. Indeed this new sailing season will involve the Décision 35 as well (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
Thomas Coville joins Franck Cammas’ crew
Just back from his solo round the world on Sodebo, Thomas Coville is to step aboard Groupama 4 with Franck Cammas to contest the next Volvo Ocean Race, the crewed round the world race aboard a monohull, the start of which will be given on 5 November 2011 in Alicante, (...) -
Mod 70
Sébastien Josse to steer Gitana Team’s Mod70
In May 2010, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild announced his commitment to the new MOD 70 class (Multi One Design) by placing an order for the fourth one design of the series. Today, the Gitana Team unveils the name of the sailor who will be entrusted with the helm of this new craft: Sébastien Josse, a talented sailor, soon to be 36, has been (...) -
Transat Jacques Vabre
Marc Guillemot et Yann Eliès forming a team for 2011
Marc Guillemot will be defending his title in the next Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 aboard the 60-foot monohull Safran with Yann Eliès as his co-skipper. A strong friendship developed between the two men after the former came to the help of the latter during the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe. But above all for both men, it (...) -
Energy Team
Peyron brothers to challenge for the 34th America’s Cup
Launched and run by Loïck and Bruno Peyron, this challenge is backed by the prestigious Yacht Club de France. The construction of the first AC72 AC72 #AC72 multihull will begin at the Multiplast yard in Vannes on the 1st September. -
Gitana Team
Pierre Pennec : "I’m extremely proud…"
For the third consecutive year, Baron Benjamin de Rothschild and the Financial Group he presides over, are continuing their involvement with the Extreme Sailing Series Extreme Sailing Series #extremesailing by entering a one design in the colours of the Edmond de Rothschild Group. Ranking among the major protagonists in this now global (...)