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30 November 2021 / 14:07

Bound for Ushant!

The maxi-trimaran Sails of Change will set sail early afternoon this Tuesday (at around 13:00 UTC) from her port of registry of La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, and head straight for the Jules Verne Trophy start line. Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their crew have decided to set a direct course for a point offshore of Le Créac’h […]

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Jules Verne Trophy 2020/2021

Spindrift Racing

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14 December 2021 / 15:00

29 November 2021 / 12:52

Switch to code yellow for Sails of Change

Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and all the team of the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change announced a switch to code yellow this morning within the scope of their Jules Verne Trophy record attempt. Indeed, a potential weather window looks likely to open in the South Atlantic. If this window is confirmed, it would enable […]

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Spindrift Racing

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14 December 2021 / 14:57

25 November 2021 / 17:41

The crew of the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change postpones its departure

Upon further analysis of the weather files, the Spindrift team has decided to postpone its departure for a fourth attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy. Indeed, the weather conditions in the South Atlantic are shaping up to be less appealing than those analysed on Wednesday evening. This Thursday morning, the whole crew was […]

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Spindrift Racing

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14 December 2021 / 14:56

24 November 2021 / 21:55

Jules Verne Trophy: A Thursday start for the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change

Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their nine crew will begin a fresh Jules Verne Trophy record attempt this Thursday. Early in the morning, the maxi-trimaran Sails of Change will cast off from her port of registry in La Trinité-Sur-Mer (Morbihan) to make for the start line offshore of Ushant. Their goal: to complete the […]

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Spindrift Racing

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14 December 2021 / 14:53

23 November 2021 / 21:46

DONA, YANN AND THEIR CREW TO SET SAIL ON A FOSSIL FUEL-FREE JULES VERNE TROPHY ATTEMPT

Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard are once more set to take on the Jules Verne Trophy, held since 2017 by Francis Joyon and his crew in a time of 40d 23h 30’ 30’’. Remodelled for improved performance over the course of last winter, Sails of Change (ex-Spindrift 2) maxi-trimaran will be sailed by an […]

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14 December 2021 / 14:45

14 October 2021 / 09:51

(FR) Sails of Change s’élance sur le Trophée Jules Verne

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Spindrift Racing

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14 October 2021 / 09:55

28 January 2021 / 18:35

The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild homeward bound

At the end of last week, just a matter of hours was all it took for the Gitana Team to go from the satisfaction of a record time for its descent of the Atlantic aboard its flying maxi-trimaran to the great disappointment of discovering damage on its rudder, which definitively put an end to its […]

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28 January 2021 / 18:39

22 January 2021 / 18:33

The first accounts from on-board at the end of the Jules Verne Trophy attempt

After setting sail from Ushant on 10 January 2021, the crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild put an end to its Jules Verne Trophy record attempt this Friday 22 January after twelve intense days at sea, a journey which proved to have a steep learning curve. It is with a great deal of disappointment […]

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Charles Caudrelier

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25 January 2021 / 10:36

22 January 2021 / 12:26

The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild abandons her Jules Verne Trophy record attempt

Sailing in the Indian Ocean since yesterday afternoon and their passage of the longitude of Cape Agulhas, the men of Gitana Team were positioned at 48°28 south at 11:00 UTC with a lead of over 860 miles over the record when they informed their shore team of damage to the giant’s float rudder to starboard. […]

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Jules Verne Trophy 2020/2021

Charles Caudrelier

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25 January 2021 / 10:32

22 January 2021 / 11:24

Float rudder damage aboard the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild

Sailing in the Indian Ocean since yesterday afternoon and their passage of the longitude of Cape Agulhas, the men of Gitana Team were positioned at 48°28 south at 11:00 UTC with a lead of over 860 miles over the record when they informed their shore team that they’d encountered some problems with the rudder on […]

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Charles Caudrelier

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25 January 2021 / 10:26

22 January 2021 / 10:19

Plunging southwards

Since their successive passages yesterday of the Cape of Good Hope at 11:37 UTC and then Cape Agulhas four hours later, the men of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild are navigating the Indian Ocean. The six sailors are having to deal with sailing conditions the crew describe as difficult. Indeed, with strong and shifty winds […]

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Charles Caudrelier

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25 January 2021 / 10:23

21 January 2021 / 19:08

Best time ever recorded to the tip of South Africa, by way of a tribute to Benjamin de Rothschild

By leaving the longitude of Cape Agulhas in her wake this Thursday 21 January at 15h37’53’’ UTC, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild has officially entered the Indian Ocean. After 11 days 14 hours and 3 minutes at sea, Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier and their four crew are attacking the Southern Ocean with a lead of […]

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Charles Caudrelier

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25 January 2021 / 10:18

21 January 2021 / 16:48

Ushant Good Hope, a new reference time for the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild

After setting sail from Ushant on 10 January at 01h33’46’’, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild passed the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope this 21 January at 11h27’46’’ UTC after 11 days 9 hours and 53 minutes at sea. In so doing, Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier, David Boileau, Erwan Israël, Yann Riou and Morgan […]

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Charles Caudrelier

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21 January 2021 / 16:49

21 January 2021 / 16:46

First major cape today

Throughout the night, the crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild has had to contend with shifty conditions to get the 32-metre giant making headway towards the gateway to the Indian Ocean. In short seas, where the boat accelerates and decelerates in every wave, piloting by night has not been the easiest of missions, especially […]

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Charles Caudrelier

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21 January 2021 / 16:47

20 January 2021 / 18:34

500 miles from the Indian Ocean

The men of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild are preparing to leave the familiar waters of the Atlantic Ocean and devour those of the less hospitable Indian Ocean. Indeed, at midday tomorrow, Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier, David Boileau, Erwan Israël, Morgan Lagravière and Yann Riou should pass the longitude of Cape Agulhas, which marks the […]

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Jules Verne Trophy 2020/2021

Charles Caudrelier

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21 January 2021 / 16:50