A triumph for Safran

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November 30. 2009 at 19:15
A triumph for Safran
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Marc Guillemot talked about it at the end of the 2009 Vendée Globe. His exceptional voyage from a human point of view left him with a taste for revenge in terms of a race result. Choosing to set sail again with Charles Caudrelier with whom he had finished second in the previous edition, Marc ...

Marc Guillemot 2009 Imoca World Champion

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November 28. 2009 at 19:48
Marc Guillemot 2009 Imoca World Champion
© Mark Lloyd / DPPI / Vendée Globe

This Transat Jacques Vabre, which culminated in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, with the arrival of Sam Davies and Sidney Gavignet aboard Artemis II, saw victory go to the duo Marc Guillemot - Charles Caudrelier (Safran), thus enabling Marc Guillemot to pocket the IMOCA World Champion 2009 title.

Bernard Stamm to take part in the 2012 Vendée Globe

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November 27. 2009 at 09:54
Bernard Stamm to take part in the 2012 Vendée Globe
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Bernard Stamm will be taking part in the 2012 Vendée Globe at the helm of a 60-foot IMOCA boat built in Switzerland at Décision S.A and designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian, the Franco-Argentinean designer. This project was made possible thanks to the Landolt family, Bernard’s long time ...

Alex Thomson with Hugo Boss for the 2012 Vendée Globe

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November 07. 2009 at 18:53
Alex Thomson with Hugo Boss for the 2012 Vendée Globe
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Alex Thomson confirmed today that his partnership with Hugo Boss has been renewed for the next four years, which should allow him to line up for the start of the next edition of the Vendée Globe in November 2012.