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Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Muscat - MATCH RACING EXTREME 40 STYLEFeb 9, 2010
Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Muscat Day 05Feb 6, 2010
Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Muscat Day 04Feb 5, 2010
Extreme Sailing Series Asia - Muscat - Red Bull Capsize!Feb 5, 2010
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Gitana Team - Tucked up for winterNov 18, 2009First series of tests on Gitana 11 were completed yesterday when the ocean-going maxi-trimaran was lifted onto the hard. How Many Race Wins Does it Take to Win the Ishares Cup?Oct 7, 2009
For an event that has the fans in mind, you would think that the iShares Cup would have a straightforward points scoring system. With the final race just days away, the organisers have released some strange statistics that show that winning races, even a lot of races, does not mean that you will win the title. Late last year, the FIA flirted with new...
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Gitana Extreme Win Round 5 At iShares Cup, Masirah Keep Overall LeadSep 29, 2009Yann Guichard and the Gitana Extreme team took top honours at the fifth and penultimate round of the iShares Cup in Amsterdam, although Oman Sail Masirah held on to the overall series lead. Gitana Extreme wins top spot in AmsterdamSep 28, 2009In the fifth round of the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series which took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, it was Gitana Extreme who came out on top, but Masirah have kept their overall lead. iShares Cup: Gitana Extreme win round 5Sep 28, 2009Seven different race winners in the iShares penuntimate event makes for some exciting racing Gitana Win iShares Cup Amsterdam, Masirah Keep Overall LeadSep 27, 2009
[Source: iShares Cup] The best breeze of the day filled in for the final three races today producing some extreme racing - close calls, collisions, penalties and a nail-biting, final double-points race - entertaining the 10,000 strong crowd lining the IJ-Haven. There were seven different race winners in this penultimate event, that was more about tactics...
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Sep 27, 2009 10:14 PM
Gitana Extreme Excel in the Light Airs of Day 2 of iShares Cup AmsterdamSep 26, 2009
[Source: iShares Cup] Light conditions dominated day 2, at times a bit of a lottery with 4 different winners in as many races today - not a day for brawn but brains. Overall series leaders Oman Sail Masirah made it back in the water in time but they wallow in sixth place on the event leaderboard after their redress. It was Gitana Extreme - Groupe LCF...
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Sep 26, 2009 8:29 PM
NEWS : Gitana Extreme Excel in the Light Airs of Day 2Sep 26, 2009Light conditions dominated day 2... At times a bit of a lottery with 4 different winners in as many races today - not a day for brawn but brains. Overall series leaders Oman Sail Masirah made it back in the water in time but they wallow in sixth place on the event leaderboard after their redress. It was Gitana Extreme - Groupe LCF Rothschild who excelled... Gitana 11 : Monday is the big daySep 5, 2009
09/2009 - After being put back a few days due to bad weather over the Western tip of Brittany, the skies seem to be clearing to enable the launch of the new maxi-trimaran Gitana 11. Next Monday 7th September, Yann Guichard and the Gitana Team’s shore crew will make the most of the evening’s rising tide to perform what is always a tricky manoeuvring...
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Sep 5, 2009 10:34 AM
Gitana Extreme Wins The First 2009 iShares Cup EventMay 18, 2009Gitana Extreme - Groupe LCF Rothschild won the first event of the 2009 iShares Cup season in Venice, edging out BMW ORACLE Racing after an exciting finale on Sunday.
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May 17, 2009 8:26 PM
NEWS : Gitana Extreme - Groupe LCF Rothschild wins the first 2009 iShares Cup event!May 17, 2009Great starts, impressive speed and flawless manoeuvres allowed Yann Guichard's crew to shine on the racecourse since Day 1 at the iShares Cup Venice, taking the lead yesterday after 10 races... Winning the first one today, the French team proved omnipresent in the leading group, making very few mistakes and gradually capitalising on points to move closer... BMW Oracle starts training in Valencia with Groupama and Gitana Team on their Extreme 40'sApr 6, 2009
Unless Alinghi and BMW Oracle reach an agreement towards the celebration of a multi-challenger conventional America's Cup, one could say that the starting gun of the 33rd America's Cup was fired early this afternoon in Valencia.Obviously, the Challenger of Record have been training since many months on their monster 90ft trimaran but there was always a...
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Apr 6, 2009 4:20 PM
BMW Oracle, Groupama and Team Gitana get ready to train in ValenciaApr 3, 2009
When it was scheduled, we suppose quite some time ago, it was deemed necessary and relevant but yesterday's decision of the NY Court of Appeals made it even more important, not to say primordial. We are talking about the joint training 2-week session BMW Oracle, Groupama and Gitana Team will start on Monday in Valencia, onboard their Extreme 40...
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Apr 3, 2009 1:51 PM
iShares Cup: First tacks on the Extreme 40 GitanaMar 12, 2009From 15th to 17th May 2009 the rendez-vous is Venice, the first of the towns to play host to the six events that form part of the 2009 programme for the Extreme 40’ circuit, and the start of ... Loick Peyron Joins Oman Sail Extreme 40 TeamMar 4, 2009Weeks after Loik Peyron and Gitana Team announced that they had different paths to follow, and that they would be parting, news comes that Peyron will go head to head against the new Gitana Team Extreme 40 entry in the iShares Cup. The French skipper has joined the Oman Sail Extreme 40 campaign. Peyron, one of the most important forces behind the... NEWS : Gitana to join the iShares CupFeb 18, 2009Internationally renowned French team Gitana has announced its intention to sail in iShares Cup with skipper Yann Guichard in the driving seat. Gitana Team to Compete in iShares 2009Feb 18, 2009A lot of news out of the team backed by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild yesterday, including the annoucement that Loïck Peyron, skipper of IMOCA 60, Gitana Eighty, will leave the team. The focus of the team will switch from monohulls to multihulls. In a statement the team says that after over nine years on the offshore racing circuit, Baron Benjamin de... France. A new season for Gitana TeamFeb 18, 2009A family passion which has been passed down and expanded on from generation to generation, sailing plays an integral part in the Rothschild history and the Gitana yachts are its spearheads. Nine years ago, with the creation of Gitana ... 2009 season a turning point for the Gitana Team as Peyron leavesFeb 17, 2009The 2009 season marks a turning point for the Gitana team. Vendee Globe: Loick Peyron and Gitana Eighty expected in Perth tonightDec 30, 2008Whilst there are only sixteen of the thirty original participants still racing in the Vendée Globe 2008-2009, Gitana Eighty’s long delivery trip to Australia is drawing to a close. Indeed the skipper and his monohull equipped by Baron Benjamin ... Vendee Globe: Loick Peyron looks forward to getting Gitana Eighty to PerthDec 24, 2008A fortnight has already passed since Loïck Peyron began to head eastwards at a reduced pace in order to make Australia and bring his Vendée Globe to a close after it ended prematurely. Whilst the race is continuing in ... Vendee Globe: Loick Peyron on Gitana Eighty diverts towards AustraliaDec 12, 2008Since Gitana Eighty’s dismasting early afternoon on Wednesday the operations cell, set up within the core of Gitana Team in the event of damage requiring assistance, has been extremely busy. As such, after weighing up the situation and studying ... Gitana Eighty - Choice of destination remains openDec 12, 200824 hours after Gitana Eighty dismasted in the Indian Ocean, operations to recuperate the monohull are taking shape. Vendee Globe: Dominique Wavre regrets the withdrawal of Loick Pyron on Gitana 80Dec 11, 2008Though Loick Peyron’s dismasting sent a cold shiver throughout the fleet, judging by the speeds being maintained by the leaders at the 1600 hour ranking, the awareness of the problem must have only been short-lived amongst the skippers in ... Vendee Globe: Marion Dufresne could rendezvous with Loick Peyron & Gitana EightyDec 11, 200824 hours after Gitana Eighty dismasted in the Indian Ocean, operations to recuperate the monohull equipped by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild are taking shape. At the same time as these logistical aspects which are mobilising the members of Gitana ... Newswire : The options are weighed up by Loick and the Gitana TeamDec 11, 2008From the Gitana Team this evening: 24 hours after Gitana Eighty dismasted in the Indian Ocean, operations to recuperate the monohull equipped by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild are taking shape. At the same time as these logistical aspects which are mobilising the members of Gitana Team, Loïck Peyron has been organising his life aboard. Since yesterday... Loïck Peyron shows the damage on Gitana 80Dec 11, 2008Loïck Peyron's entry in the 2008 Vendée Globe came to an abrupt end on Wednesday afternoon, when his boat dismasted. He was down below in his Farr designed Gitana Eighty studying meteo information when he heard a very loud bang. When he got in deck his immediate fears were realized when he found his mast in three or four pieces. In this video Peyron... GITANA DISMASTS 10 DEC SOUTHERN OCEANDec 11, 2008In a sobering reminder of the ferocity and isolation of the Southern Ocean phase of the Vendee Globe, GITANA was dismasted yesterday near 49 South, 54 East, just about the loneliest place on the planet. Loick Peyron, one of the real favourites to win the Globe was devastated as can be imagined, his blogs and audio showing the pain and disappointment he... Vendee Globe: Dream over for Loick Peyron as Gitana Eighty dismastsDec 10, 2008High, but sad emotion at the Vendée Globe Race HQ and at Nautic (the Paris International Boat Show). Shortly after 1400 hours, Loïck Peyron informed his shore crew about Gitana Eighty’s dismasting. Barely three hours later, battling with what ... Loick Peyron's Gitana 80 has dismastedDec 10, 2008[Source: Vendée Globe] At around 13h00 (UTC) this afternoon, Loïck Peyron's IMOCA Open 60 racing in the Vendée Globe dismasted while sailing 180 miles south of the Crozet Islands and 650 miles from the Kerguelen Islands.Peyron, the only skipper in the solo round the world race to have competed in the first edition of the race in 1989 , was in third... Vendee: Gitana Eighty has dismastedDec 10, 2008Loick Peyron's IMOCA Open 60 - Gitana Eighty has dismasted VENDEE GLOBE • D 31 : Gitana Eighty has dismasted • Loick Peyron safeDec 10, 2008At around 13h00 (UTC) this afternoon, Loïck Peyron's IMOCA Open 60 racing in the Vendée Globe solo round the world dismasted while sailing 180 miles south of the Crozet Island and 650 miles from the Kerguelen Islands. Peyron, the only skipper competing in this race to have competed in the (...) New : Gitana Eighty has dismastedDec 10, 2008This Peyron, the only skipper in the solo round the world race to have competed in the first edition of the race in 1989 , was in third place around fifteen miles from the new leader, Sébastien Josse (BT), Early this afternoon Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) informed the Race Directors that his boat had been dismasted. He was...
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