The Drheam Cup 2020 - 736 mile course starting in Cherbourg, around Shamble W, Wolf Rock, Fastnet Rock and then finishing in La Trinité-sur-Mer. Team Actual Leader, the stunning grand prix racing maxi trimaran, was skippered by Yves Le Blevec alongside a mixed crew including Alex Pella, Anthony M...
Kevin saw a swell with wind coming on the forecast and going straight for Britany. So he decided very last minute to grab the camper to drive down and they really scored.. Big Time! (CC Available)
Video Producer: Kevin Langeree
With Summer turning to Autumn, it's the start of the season for Gitana Team to set sail on her first Jules Verne Trophy attempt. To mark the occasion meet Maxi Edmond de Rothschild in full flight, demonstrating her stunning stability and elegance. Stand-by begins on 1 November for the men of Gita...
On 1 November 2020, the crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild will officially begin it's meteorological stand-by to set sail on the Jules Verne Trophy, the round the world record under sail Launched in 2017, she is the first offshore racing maxi-trimaran designed to fly in the open ocean. And thi...
Aboard the 32-metre giant, there will be a crew of six working in relay day and night in a bid to beat the current record of 40 days 23 hours and 30 minutes held by Francis Joyon and IDEC Sport since 2017. Among them, Morgan Lagravière and David Boileau. Though they hail from very different backg...
Round the world experience, a talent for helming at very high speeds with technical knowledge of the craft could well sum up the criteria set out by Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier in putting together the crew on the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. There will be six men to set sail aboard the lat...
"Today, the boats go so much quicker through the water, flying even… that our greatest brake comes from the air!” says Charles Caudrelier. To reduce drag, take care of the aerodynamics… to do that, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild has undergone some new developments and been subject to some new modi...
The first production foiling one design monohull - designed for racing solo across the ocean - meet the pocket rocket!
Video Producer: Beneteau
The Everest Of The Seas, Vendée Globe, starts in Les Sables d'Olonne, France. It's time to find out why this is regarded as the greatest sailing race round the world. Solo, non-stop and without assistance - a record 33 skippers, including 6 women, representing nine countries, take to the water fo...
The start of the Vendée Globe - near perfect 10 knots SE breeze and flat seas at the gun - sending the lone 27 men and 6 women off on their gruelling 24,296 nautical mile round the world challenge. Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production
Video Producer: VR Sport Media
For the past eight years, sailing and image production have been part and parcel of his everyday life. Self-taught, Yann turned the work of media man into a profession at the end of the Volvo Ocean Race 2012, which he won with Groupama. Since then, he has been skilfully recounting tales from the ...
Start and finish, time to beat, intermediate records… The Gitana Team gives you the general low-down on the round the world record under sail.
Video Producer: Polaryse
Helming remains a key element in success aboard the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. A top-flight exercise at very high speeds, steering the latest addition to the Gitana fleet at over 40 knots day and night is quite an art. It requires a great deal of concentration and lucidity as well as the opportun...
From the start of November, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild and her crew are officially on stand-by for their Jules Verne Trophy attempt. After a final sail offshore of Lorient, everything is ready to go aboard Gitana 17 as she awaits the moment to set sail on the 22,000 theoretical miles of the le...
The compromise between pleasure and performance.. The calculation is a simple one, yet this mission is always complicated since it’s a sensitive topic and one that is essential. 40 days at a rate of two meals per day for six people, not counting the individual breakfast portions and other snacks ...
The crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild left the pontoon at their base in Lorient at 9:37 pm after a quick goodbye in the frost of this early autumn night. Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier, Erwan Israël, Yann Riou, Morgan Lagravière and David Boileau started their campaign to break the Jules V...