Gitana 10 sails!

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After a 10 month build at the Multiplast yard and a launching at the end of June in Vannes, the trimaran Gitana 10 has sailed for the first time in the bay of La Trinité-sur-Mer (Atlantic/France).
Barely out of the Gulf of Morbihan, home of the Multiplast yard, even though night had fallen, the Gitana Team could not resist hoisting sail. In 12/13 knots of wind, with the daggerboard partly raised and no foil, Gitana 10 immediately announced her colours, with a peak at 24.8 knots (46 kph). A speed quite normal for this type of boat with such a low power to weight ratio. But this was certainly not the objective of this inaugural sailing. Nevertheless, when you realise that it takes months to work up these Formula 1s of the seas..

697 miles in 24 hours, average speed 29 knots!

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World sailing record for maxi-catamaran Maiden II (formerly Club Med)designed by the Gilles Ollier Design Team and built by the Multiplast yard of Vannes (France.
Off Newport (Usa), in favourable weather conditions, Maiden II has just deposed PlayStation by improving the world record for the greatest distance covered under sail in 24 hours. Bought by English yachtswoman Tracy Edwards earlier in the year, Maiden II has just added a new record to her list of achievements and nabs this performance for the third time in her career.Indeed, under the name of Club Med, during qualification for..

Le defi Areva First sailing

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1. Fra 69 navigue
2. Maiden II (ex Club Med) accroche un nouveau record
3. Orange aux mains d'Ellen MacArthur

Launched on May 19th last, LE DÉFI AREVA'S new IACC for the 2002/2003 America's Cup in New Zealand and built by Multiplast, sailed for the first time on the Atlantic ocean early at the beguinning of June. Luc Gellusseau, technical manager of the challenge: "The structure is up to our expectations".
On discovering the FRA 69 for the first time, one cannot avoid noting the originality of the design and therefore