Sailing
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THE BRIDGE: IDEC SPORT APPROACHING NANTUCKET
Francis Joyon, Gwénolé Gahinet, Sébastien Picault, Quentin Ponroy and Alex Pella are passing the Nantucket traffic separation scheme this morning,…
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THE BRIDGE: IDEC SPORT KEEPING UP THE SUSPENSE
It’s been a busy and very strategic night south of Nova Scotia for the three leading trimarans in The Bridge…
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THE BRIDGE: ANOTHER VERY TENSE DAY AHEAD
Practically since the start of The Bridge 2017, the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran has been in the uncomfortable position of being…
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OUT AT SEA
Gwénolé Gahinet and Quentin Ponroy, the two youngest members aboard IDEC SPORT share the same watch in the five-man crew…
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THE BRIDGE: A VERY TACTICAL FIFTH DAY
After a very fast night sailing upwind but with a favourable swell, this morning things are more difficult for the…
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THE BRIDGE: THE ENJOYMENT OF RACING
“We’re really getting what we came here for now.” Francis Joyon and his four crewmen, Alex Pella, Gwénolé Gahinet, Quentin…
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THE BRIDGE 2017: DISCOVERING THE JOYS OF UPWIND SAILING
After sailing more than 26,000 miles last winter, as they sailed around the world chiefly downwind, the crew of IDEC…
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THE BRIDGE 2017: ATMOSPHERE A BIT LIKE THE TRANSAT
Francis Joyon is going back in time. While The Bridge 2017 commemorates the arrival a hundred years ago of the…
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THE ATLANTIC VIA THE NORTH FACE
While the liner Queen Mary2 is not affected by the weather patterns in the Atlantic and can push ahead at…
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MOVED BY AN INCREDIBLE START
Contacted by phone this afternoon, Francis Joyon sounded very happy to be at sea and delighted with how his maxi…
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