English News
Jan
10
NEWS : A very dense, ambitious programme both in sporting terms and technically
The skipper of Sodeb'O certainly won't be at home very much in 2010. Indeed Thomas Coville is announcing an ambitious and dense sailing programme, which is set to include two round the worlds and four transatlantics on three hulls. That amounts to over 67,000 miles.
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Oct
09
NEWS : Thomas Coville, embarks as helmsman on Groupama 3 for the Jules Verne Trophy
Right away, Thomas Coville puts paid to any discussions about his latest adventure by affirming that "round the world experiences are sufficiently rare that you're keen to take advantage of them"
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Aou
09
NEWS : Thank you !
Team Sodeb'O Voile would like to thank a couple of people from the usa whom participated directly or indirectly at the preparation of the Maxi Trimaran Sodeb'O for the cross atlantic west to est solo record.
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Aou
09
End of stand-by in New York for Thomas Coville and Sodeb'O
Holder of the solo North Atlantic crossing record, the skipper of Sodeb'O really hoped that he would encounter optimal conditions this year to enable him to improve on his record time of 5 days and 19 hours. Instead, it has to be said that he’s getting to know his boat increasingly well and she has evolved a great deal.
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Aou
09
Thomas Coville salutes the performances of the crews on Banque Populaire V and Groupama 3
Thomas Coville is still awaiting a suitable weather window to attempt to beat his own solo Transatlantic record, but he comments enthusiastically on the exploits of Banque Populaire V and Groupama 3.
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Juil
09
NEWS - No departure for single-handed sailor Thomas Coville today
A solid depression is currently tracking across the Atlantic from end to end, with forecast winds of 25 to 30 knots.
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Juil
09
Sodeb'O and Thomas Coville on stand by in New York
Just days after his arrival in New York, Thomas Coville has announced his stand-by for an attempt to break his own solo North Atlantic record (New York - Lizard Point).
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Juin
09
NEWS : Sodeb'O bound for New York
Today, Monday 15th June, Thomas and his Sodeb'oys left La Trinité-sur-Mer aboard the maxi Sodeb'O for a transatlantic delivery trip, bound for New York. The current record holder will be on standby in Gateway marina to the south of Brooklyn from the end of June till mid August.
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Mai
09
NEWS : Discovery Route - new record attempt for Sodeb'O
Whilst the skipper of Sodeb'O put in a tremendous effort last winter sailing around the world single-handed, Francis Joyon showed great talent in squeezing the record between Cadiz and San Salvador, which is a transatlantic crossing spanning nearly 4,000 miles, that the he covered at an average speed of over 16 knots.
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Avr
09
NEWS : A new programme of records in 2009 for the maxi trimaran Sodeb'O
With the completion a long winter refit after a circumnavigation of the globe that quite naturally took its toll on both the boat and the skipper, the maxi-trimaran Sodeb'O will be tackling a brand new record campaign across the Atlantic in 2009.
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Par la classe upi de L'Union : Bravo pour ton titre de champion du monde, et nous sommes sûrs que ce n'est qu'une étape. A bientôt pour de nouveaux exploits, on te suivra toujours avec autant de plaisir. Par Christèle : Thomas, une très très bonne année 2010 à toi. Qu'elle t'apporte le bonheur et la concrétisation de tous tes projets. I stay connected. Forever.
