RSS feeds
Calendar 2008
Pics of the day
The weekly
Archives
Mailing list
Contacts
Goodies
English Version: New boat specifications for the TFV
A committee lead by William Borel: Sailing Director of the Tour de France a la Voile, met in Saint-Tropez on the 3rd of November to define the specifications of the boat that will succeed the M30 for the 2011 edition. Participating on the committee were renowned skippers Bertrand Pacé, Daniel Souben...
Optimum wins 2008 MUMM 30 World
Guy Stening's Optimum has won the 2008 M 30 Worlds. Stening who hails from Sydney, Australia is also the reigning Australian National Champion. ...
MUMM 30 WORLD - Day Four
Race committees are often criticized for not running races in big breezes. ...
Mumm 30 World - Results after Six Races
After six races, Optimum still holds the lead, but Mascalzone Latino took two bullets today to stay within 2 points of the leader. ...
Courrier Dunkerque winner of the 2008 Tour de France
Elcimaï – Ville de Marseille (Dimitri Deruelle) had come closer and closer since the fleet arrived in Marseille. But that wasn’t enough to finish ahead of Courrier Dunkerque (Daniel Souben), leader since Lorient. The winner in the amateur ranking is Val Thorens (Lucas Millieret / Alexis Littoz), the...
Marseille wins hands down the last offshore leg!
The M 30s left Marseille this morning and sailed in changing winds all day long. It blew from twenty knots this morning to only two by the end of the race. Elcimaï – Ville de Marseille (Dimitri Deruelle) is the winner of the day: he arrived more than twenty minutes before the second Courrier Dunkerq...
Near gale on Marseille: the M 30s stay ashore
The twenty-seven crews were ready to sail in strong winds. Unfortunately, the wind which blew over 25 knots in front of Marseille didn’t allow starting any race today. The mistral is expected to increase throughout the day up to 35 knots tonight. The departure towards Hyères – Toulon Provence Médite...
15 miles before the arrival, everything is possible!
The departure was set at 7pm yesterday in front of Port-Barcarès. Unfortunately the wind never set on the Mediterranean Sea. The competitors thus travelled half the way with their engine, and the race only started a 9.56am today. The limit time for the arrival in Marseille is 10pm tonight. The M 30s...
The professionals establish themselves as leaders
The three races of the day were sailed in windy conditions in front of Port-Barcarès. NW’ly wind blew up to thirty knots in gusts. No surprise in such conditions, the leaders in the overall ranking remained first. However, amateur crew Ville du Port – Région Réunion (Gabriel Jean-Albert) managed to ...
Courrier Dunkerque is attacked from all sides!
Current leader Courrier Dunkerque (Daniel Souben) left the Atlantic with a comfortable advance on the other competitors. Souben is now only eleven points ahead of Elcimaï – Ville de Marseille (Dimitri Deruelle). A shifty SW’ly wind blew between 10 and 15 knots on Saint-Cyprien....