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A look back at the Class40 highlights
The skippers of the 11 Class40s entered in the 2008 Atremis Transat included a diverse range in talent, experience and age: the highly experienced Italian solo sailor,Giovanni Soldini; a Whitbread-Round-The–World-Race and Route du Rhum veteran, Halvard Mabire; the hotly-tipped young German, Boris He...
The final four cross the line
Shortly after crossing the finish line at 08:19:34 GMT this morning on her Proto Class40, 40 Degrees, Miranda Merron shared her thoughts with the crowd gathered on the race pontoons in Marblehead, USA: "Fantastic race, really diverse conditions. ...
The Artemis Transat, the race from day 11 to day 18
The prizegiving ceremony held yesterday evening at the Boston Harbor Hotel concluded The Artemis Transat 2008... Overall day by day account of the race, and awarded prizes recap...
Duc, Mabire and Bennett cross the line
The Class40 is all about close, evenly matched racing and yesterday afternoon this became a reality with three boats crossing the finish line within four hours and the first two yachts in the group finishing within 14 minutes of each other after 18 days and over 2,700 miles of gruelling North Atlant...
It's all kicking-off for 4th place
Boris Herrmann and Beluga Racer took 2nd place in The Artemis Transat early this morning and Thierry Bouchard followed him in on Mistral Loisirs - Pole Sante ELIOR in 3rd. The Class40 fleet are beginning to roll into Marblehead in tight formation. This morning, Louis Duc in 4th place on Groupe Royer...
The Artemis Transat 2008: the race, day 1 to day 10
The prizegiving ceremony held yesterday evening at the Boston Harbor Hotel concluded The Artemis Transat 2008... Overall day by day account of the race, and awarded prizes recap....
Bouchard completes the Class40 podium
Thierry Bochard and Mistral Loisirs - Pole Sante ELIOR completed The Artemis Transat Class40 podium taking third place behind Boris Herrmann and Beluga racer at 10:42:57 GMT this morning (Thursday 29th May). ...
Beluga Racer takes 2nd
At 01:09:47 GMT this morning on Day 19 of racing (Thursday 29th May), Boris Herrmann and Beluga Racer crossed The Artemis Transat finish line in Marblehead, USA, taking 2nd place behind Giovanni Soldini on Telecom Italia. Herrmann, who celebrated his 28th birthday yesterday, had held onto second pla...
Pushed to the limit in the final miles
Race winners Giovanni Soldini and Telecom Italia crossed the finish line in Marblehead at 11:11:27 GMT this morning in just under 17 days, but 9 Class40s continue racing in the North Atlantic. At 1400GMT today, Boris Herrmann and Beluga Racer were 74 miles from the finish. Herrmann is 28 years-old t...
Soldini takes the gun!
At 07:11:27 local time (11:11:27 GMT), Italian solo sailor, Giovanni Soldini, crossed the finish line of The Artemis Transat race in Marblehead, USA. On a crisp, clear early morning with a biting 18-20 knot north-westerly breeze, Soldini and his one year-old Proto Class40, Telecom Italia, completed ...