© Photo : Yvan Zedda \ 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  \ n.c. Press release Hammer down!! As predicted, the northeast wind has strengthened off Cape Finisterre. In a confused seaway, the Minis have significantly accelerated, surfing from wave to wave with a few pauses in between - more or less under control. Leading the fleet, Nicolas Boidevezi (GDE) broke his bowsprit allowing Jörg Riechers (Mare.de) and Bertrand Delesne (Prati'Buches) to escape. For Pierre Denjean (Oufti) it’s unfortunately the end of the race after his dismasting. At 25 to 30 knots, the wind is up a notch and the fleet took a funny kick in the pants. And any good Mini Sailor knows in these conditions you must keep pushing hard, but with care to prese ...  jeudi 5 août 2010 Suite  \ n.c. Four men and a woman in their boat The suspense for the third place of this second leg between Horta and Les Sables d’Olonne has lasted to the arrival ! But finally the Slovenian Andraz Mihelin who takes the place in the podium in front of Isabelle Joschke et François Salabert. Gerard Marin, easy leader among the production boat is the next solo sailor expected with Fabien Despres around 5pm.. Very grouped arrivals for the third place on the podium of this second leg : hardly one hour of difference for the three solo sailors ! The finish has been very intense since Thursday morni ...  samedi 26 août 2006 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 : ... Embarquez ... :  Vous souhaitez embarquer sur un bateau accompagnateur... RSS feeds Réalisation : Adonnante.com | Design : fabienne.est.une.indienne | Hébergement : BleuRoy.com