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The leading pack are looking forward to the Cape, and hoping to spring a surprise in the Atlantic. 2nd - Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement): I can...
On 18 December at 11h30, under Direction de Course approval, Safran alters course to give help to the injured skipper of Generali. Safran who was sail...
On 18 December at 11h30, under Direction de Course approval, Safran alters course to give help to the injured skipper of Generali. Safran who was sail...
"I dropped the aluminium anchor and 15 m of chain and 15m of polypro cable. Once anchored, I climbed the mast and 20 minutes later, a huge disapp...
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Marc Guillemot and Safran left Sandy Bay off Enderby Island in the Auckland Islands at 20h30 GMT. Marc was able to carry out repairs to his mainsail t...
Today (Christmas Day), the skipper of Safran confirmed that he was heading for Auckland Islands, a group of uninhabited island to the south of New Zea...
New Pictures Published Dec 22, 2008 2:27 PM
Marc Guillemot : « être patient et persévérant »
Marc Guillemot has tried to throw some bottles of water, medicine and food to Yann Eliès (Générali).  Some amazing pictures ...
New Pictures Published Dec 19, 2008 9:15 AM
Marc Guillemot : « je reste avec Yann »
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At 2300 UTC, fellow Vendée Globe skipper Marc Guillemot arrived close to Yann Eliès’ Generali and will remain on station until the arrival of ...
New Picture Published Dec 18, 2008 11:15 PM
Marc Guillemot : « Je ne lâcherai pas Yann ! »
The decisions have been made, everything is under way. So now unfortunately it can only be about waiting. For Yann Eliès any wait is too long, but th...
Marc Guillemot is still in the race, in 8th place in the rankings in this merciless Vendée Globe, where eleven boats have retired in 38 days.  Since...
In thirty knots of wind and speeds varying between 17 and 22 knots under small gennaker and with two reefs in the mainsail, Safran, skippered by Marc ...
Tenth since yesterday, Safran has favoured a position to the south of the fleet to round the Kerguelen archipelago within the next 36 hours. Marc Guil...
Marc Gullemot (Safran) has moved up two places in the rankings since yesterday.  After overtaking Dominique Wavre (Temenos), he also got ahead of...
Last Friday and 647 miles behind the leader, Michel Desjoyeaux was positioned in 16th place; this Friday 21st November he is 273 miles behind leader L...
This morning, Safran was still making headway at 11° N, 600 miles from the equator. However, the exit from the Doldrums, which Marc Guillemot will be...
Offshore of the Moroccan coast, the first move in the Vendée Globe chess game is being played as the head of the fleet round Madeira and then the Can...
New Pictures Published Nov 13, 2008 3:06 PM
Marc Guillemot : « je suis dans le rythme »
New Picture Published Nov 10, 2008 9:17 AM
Marc Guillemot en tête du Vendée Globe !
New Picture Published Nov 9, 2008 12:54 PM
Marc Guillemot a largué les amarres : « une première victoire »
New Pictures Published Nov 4, 2008 12:20 PM
A 5 jours du départ, Marc Guillemot serein
The skipper of Safran will be setting sail on his first Vendée Globe on 9th November. Up until now, he has spent most of his career sailing multihull...
New Pictures Published Oct 18, 2008 11:30 AM
Vendée Globe / Safran et Marc Guillemot aux Sables d’Olonne
Marc Guillemot has just obtained his ticket for the forthcoming Vendée Globe. The skipper from La Trinité sur Mer has completed his 1500-mile single...
Marc Guillemot has just obtained his ticket for the forthcoming Vendee Globe.
New Picture Published Aug 20, 2008 8:36 PM
Mission qualification du Vendée Globe accomplie pour Marc Guillemot!
Marc Guillemot is changing all the appendages on his Safran Four months from now, the Vendée Globe will be just a few days old. It is certain...
 Marc Guillemot has decided to sail his boat single-handedly back across the Atlantic (between Boston and La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany). He is thus ...
This morning at 10:18:47 GMT Marc Guillemot on Safran crossed the finish line of The Artemis Transat in a time of 14 days, 21 hours, 18 minutes, 47 s...
Marc Guillemot finishes 4th in The Artemis Transat 2008 onboard Safran. He was forced to put a final couple of tacks in to enter the harbour and final...
With less than 500 miles to go to the finish of the Artemis Transat in Boston, Marc Guillemot is hanging on to fourth place, in spite of Yannick Besta...
With 48h to go to the finish, Marc Guillemot is continuing to deal with variable weather conditions. Still in fourth place, a little over 500 miles fr...
  Ranked in tenth place last week (following an injury to his ribs), Marc Guillemot and Safran have since then climbed back to fifth place. They shou...
Talking this morning about his feelings on his new boat BT, Josse confirmed his contentment so far with her performance, but noted that he has not act...
Marc Guillemot, the skipper of the 60’ monohull Safran, is attracting everyone’s admiration. In spite of an injury to his ribs following a...
At around 23h30 last night, as the Safran monohull was sailing under full mainsail, solent and with the automatic pilot in 22 knots of wind, a squall ...
They’re off!  It was in very light conditions that the start of the transatlantic race, The Artemis Transat, took place on Sunday 11th May at 2...
On Wednesday, March 26 at 7:00 pm, the SAFRAN Open 60 monohull racing yacht skippered by Marc Guillemot was relaunched at its home port of Trinité-su...