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1 March 2023 / 10:58

Sails of Change will not cast off this year to challenge the round the world Jules Verne Trophy record and is calling a halt to the stand-by period that has kept the team in Brest, France, for several months during the autumn and winter waiting for a weather window that has remained elusive. Another […]

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Spindrift Racing

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1 March 2023 / 11:01

13 February 2023 / 16:17

(FR) L’Atlantique sud toujours en ligne de mire

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Spindrift Racing

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13 February 2023 / 16:18

13 February 2023 / 09:18

(FR) Le Maxi Edmond de Rothschild contraint de rentrer à Lorient

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Charles Caudrelier

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13 February 2023 / 09:18

12 February 2023 / 18:20

The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild takes on the Jules Verne Trophy

Having cast off from Lorient in the early hours of this Sunday morning, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild crossed the start line off the island of Ushant at 13h 9 min 30s UTC in her attempt to secure the Jules Verne Trophy. At the helm of the 32-metre giant, Charles Caudrelier, Franck Cammas and their […]

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Charles Caudrelier

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12 February 2023 / 18:25

12 February 2023 / 11:01

Jules Verne Trophy: the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild makes for the start line

Charles Caudrelier, Franck Cammas and their crew left the port of Lorient at daybreak this Sunday 12 February to make for the Jules Verne Trophy start line offshore of the island of Ushant. On standby since late December, the men of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild have decided to try their luck, despite the rather […]

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Charles Caudrelier

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12 February 2023 / 11:05

18 January 2023 / 11:56

(FR) Le Maxi Edmond de Rothschild poursuit son stand-by à Lorient

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Charles Caudrelier

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18 January 2023 / 11:59

14 January 2023 / 09:48

Yann Guichard : “Why I wanted to start…”

The Sails of Change crew had been watching for the weather window that opened today (Saturday 14 Jan) in the North Atlantic since the middle of last week. Yann Guichard was keen to seize what would have been the first opportunity for a start since the maxi trimaran went on standby last October, even though […]

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Spindrift Racing

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17 January 2023 / 09:54

13 January 2023 / 15:10

(FR) Le Maxi Edmond de Rothschild fait route vers Brest

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Charles Caudrelier

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13 January 2023 / 15:12

6 January 2023 / 18:49

‘Blocking patterns’ – explained!

‘Code red’ has been trending for Yann Guichard and Dona Bertarelli’s team onboard the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change since they went on stand-by on 24 October last year. Jean-Yves Bernot, the shore-based router, throws some light on what has been an unprecedented weather situation. The team – on its fourth Jules Verne Trophy record attempt – moored […]

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Spindrift Racing

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16 January 2023 / 19:04

10 November 2022 / 18:33

Around the world record attempt : the Maxi-trimaran Sails of Change arrives in Brest and remains on stand-by

The Maxi-trimaran Sails of Change, on stand-by since October 24, 2022, for a new attempt on the round the world sailing race, the Jules Verne Trophy, arrived in Brest today. The delivery trip from La Trinité-sur-Mer went smoothly in a moderate southerly wind. Now based near Ushant, the boat and crew are waiting for a […]

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Spindrift Racing

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13 December 2022 / 18:37

11 October 2022 / 18:18

AROUND THE WORLD: A NEW ATTEMPT BY THE MAXI TRIMARAN SAILS OF CHANGE

Yann Guichard, Dona Bertarelli and nine other sailors will make up the crew of ‘Sails of Change’ for their next attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy, an award for the fastest non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the world. Several years of hard work will culminate in this ultimate sporting challenge. The crew also aims to […]

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Spindrift Racing

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13 December 2022 / 18:30

31 January 2022 / 19:13

Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard announce the end of standby for the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change for the Jules Verne Trophy and plan a fresh attempt.

On November 1st, 2021, Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their team began the standby for a fourth attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy around-the-world sailing record. Since this date, there has not been a suitable weather window for the crew of the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change to set sail with a realistic chance of […]

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Spindrift Racing

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31 January 2022 / 19:15

10 January 2022 / 11:07

Standby period extended

Still awaiting a favourable weather window, the Sails of Change team has decided to extend its standby period until the end of January: a very welcome extra fortnight due to the currently unfavourable situation in the Atlantic. Throughout the autumn, there hasn’t been a single opportunity to try to beat the round the world record under […]

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Spindrift Racing

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10 January 2022 / 11:14

1 December 2021 / 14:29

An insight into ‘green codes’.

The situation in the South Atlantic was not offering the right conditions for Sails of Change to reach the Cape of Good Hope in around a dozen days. Jean-Yves Bernot, onshore router for Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s team, discusses these meteorological uncertainties … Why have there been a succession of postponed starts for the Jules […]

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Jules Verne Trophy 2020/2021

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14 December 2021 / 16:34

30 November 2021 / 20:20

Switching to code red: No departure planned within the next 72 hours

The team on the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change have switched back to code red meaning that there is no plan to depart within the next 72 hours. Today, at 12:00 UTC, with all the crew aboard the boat and ready to set sail, Jean-Yves Bernot, the team’s onshore router, contacted Yann Guichard, the skipper of […]

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Jules Verne Trophy 2020/2021

Spindrift Racing

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14 December 2021 / 16:31