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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....
It's getting closer in the rankings!
Four races were raced today in front of Saint-Cyprien. The wind was too shifty this morning to start a race, so the M 30s had to wait until the early afternoon to compete in twelve knots of wind. ...
Heading for the Mediterranean Sea
From the Channel to the Atlantic Ocean, the twenty-seven competitors of the Tour de France Sailing Race have already sailed two thirds of their trip. They arrived in Saint-Cyprien yesterday, and they are now getting ready for the last part of the race: the Mediterranean Sea. Courrier Dunkerque (Dani...
Last races in the Atlantic
The last two legs of the Atlantic part of this Tour de France Sailing Race were races today in front of Royan. Some ten knots of a shifty wind blew today. Current leader in the overall ranking Courrier Dunkerque (Daniel Souben) won the first race and the last one was won by the amateur crew Saint Ma...
Courrier Dunkerque still leads the race!
Two windward leeward races were sailed today in front of Royan, in fifteen knots of wind. Benoît Charon (Manche – Basse Normandie) won the first leg, and Bâtisseurs du Morbihan (Victor Lanier / Nicolas Pauchet) the next one. Courrier Dunkerque (Daniel Souben) keeps the lead in the overall ranking. T...