© Photo : Benoit Stichelbaut \ n.c. Press release Chi va piano va sano Little Italian score at the start of the second leg. Andrea Caracci (Speedy Maltese) has decided to leave to anyone else to play the opening of this second leg. Without fanfare, the Italian skipper took advantage of light air to extricate himself at the exit of the Bay of Horta. Behind him, the hunt was organized. Light wind, flat sea, sky down: the Azores really did not offer their best face for the start of the second leg. As if the skippers have to leave with minimum regret after one heavenly week between hiking, island tours and observations of whales, without forgetting evenings at Peter Café Sport. On the pontoons, the emotion was palpable, even if the start of a second leg is not tainted with the same dramatic intensity as the first jump into the unknown. Everyone knows he has alread ...  mardi 17 août 2010 Suite  \ n.c. Press release Leg back: the diagonal of madmen Tuesday, August 17 at 13h (UT), will be given the start of the second stage of Sables - Azores - Les Sables. A highly strategic course that could dig a few differences. Faced with the puzzle's weather of the start, it's a safe bet that competitors will adapt their strategy in terms of personal issues of each competitor. The potential winners to outsiders, through those who ‘run for the plume’, detailed review of forces involved. The treadmill promised to the single handed skippers of Les Sables - The Azores - Les Sables, generated by a west flow should promise a few good slides. Only one problem: to get on the foot ...  mardi 17 août 2010 Suite  \ n.c. Press Release Boats and men It is still a distinguishing feature of the Mini class. They sail on what others would call nutshells and they are all fools in love with their boats, they know every detail, qualities as defects. For many, they have spent hours tweaking the worksite ergonomics, a winch to move more efficiently, studying the trajectories of a hoist to remove the slightest friction, plunging his hands into the resin, to inlay skin with carbon dust. All have necessarily a particular history with their boat... Transfer of power, converging paths, continuing an unfinished story, unusual construction, stories are sometimes used to describe this relationship as symbiotic Mini racers have with their ...  samedi 14 août 2010 Suite  \ n.c. Press Release 20 - Speedy leg - Most of the solo sailors have now joined Horta harbour. And as is customary, among them, we can see some satisfied sailors, some who take a half-hearted assessment and inevitably those who are disappointed about their race. First assessment of a leg, that even if eaten up very fast, has generated gaps that cause a first selection among the fleet. Between those who still can pretend to the final victory, those who want to fight for the top three and those who put all their hopes on the second leg, skippers do not necessarily have ...  mardi 10 août 2010 Suite  \ n.c. Racing sailors triumph Less than 30 minutes ! That is the final gap between both leaders of the production boats ranking who engaged themselves till the end to get the better one of the other. The difference is more symbolic than significant when you look at the number of NM remaining to arrive in Les Sables d’Olonne. The victory was played in the last NM when Davy Beaudart (Inno ...  lundi 9 août 2010 Suite  \ n.c. Press Release Joërg Riechers wins over Bertrand Delesne The characteristic with finishing in the islands is that close to the end, gaps can suddenly widen if the wind comes to fall. Bertrand Delesne (Prati’Buches) who had managed to catch up with Joërg Riechers (Mare.de) finally had a lot of troubles finishing the last NM to Horta. Small causes, big effects : 1h44 minu ...  lundi 9 août 2010 Suite  Page : [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Brèves : Fabienne Robin est arrivée Vol 774 pour Les Sables Bruno Simonnet et Marc Vertes sont arrivés Benoît Lenglet est arrivé Les trois mousquetaires Vidéos : Clip vidéo Remise des prix 28 août aux Sables Arrivée de Véronique Loisel aux Sables Arrivée de Pascal Chombart de Lauwe Téléchargement :  Dossier de presse  Avis de course  Avenant n1  Avenant n2  Avenant n3  Avenant 4  Avenant 5  Inscriptions  Obligations et engagements Embarquez ... :  Vous souhaitez embarquer sur un bateau accompagnateur... RSS feeds Réalisation : Adonnante.com | Design : fabienne.est.une.indienne | Hébergement : BleuRoy.com