English News
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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Jan
09
NEWS : A Round of Emotions on a Round the World
On Saturday at 1041 hours UTC, Thomas Coville and Sodeb'O completed their circumnavigation of the globe in 59 days, 20 hours, 47 minutes and 43 seconds. An hour and a half later, the skipper made landfall.
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Jan
09
NEWS : A solo circumnavigation of the globe in less than 60 days
Thomas Coville crossed the finish line on his solo round the world record attempt aboard a multihull today, off the Petit Minou light in Brest, Saturday 17th January at 10 hours, 41 minutes and 57 seconds UTC.
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Jan
09
NEWS : Thomas Coville in Brest tomorrow morning
IN BRIEF:
- Arrival of Sodeb'O quai Malbert tomorrow morning, Saturday
- Radio session recorded this afternoon with Thomas Coville
- The highlights of the circumnavigation
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Jan
09
NEWS : Thomas Coville won't make Brest in time and yet what an exploit!
To date, solely Ellen MacArthur and Francis Joyon have succeeded in circumnavigating the globe single-handed in a multihull without stopovers. Will Thomas be the third?
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Jan
09
NEWS : Tension aboard Sodeb'O
Whilst he has less than 2,000 miles to go and has a deficit of just 330 miles on Francis Joyon's time, Thomas Coville knows that the coming days will be very demanding and will leave little respite.
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Jan
09
NEWS : Still a chance of playing for the record
In a visioconference this Thursday morning, Thomas spent three quarters of an hour answering questions from internet users and journalists; despite the fatigue of a night spent in the violent squalls of the Doldrums.
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par matmat : Bonne route vers NY aux sodeboys de la part du centre nautique de Saint Cast ! par maxime : Attend avec impatience ton départ de NY. Espère de belles images en particulier l'arrivée de Sodebo à NY. Bons vents. par Le gourrierec : Salut Thomas, je te soutiens et ce record tu le tiens. Bon vent et bonne chance.
