iShares Cup Hyeres

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iShares Cup in Hyeres
With a week to go until Hyères welcomes the return of the iShares Cup sailing fleet – and if last year’s event is anything to go by it will be another jaw-dropping display of Extreme 40 sailing action. Round 2 of the 2009 iShares Cup will take place between 3rd to 5th [...]

Sailing in the Finn World Masters

Sailing in the Finn World Masters
The Finn World Masters are now sailing in Maubuisson, France. Laurent Hay couldn’t maintain his unbeaten record on day three, but has managed to has extend his lead to seven points after another sunny day on the very tricky race course on the Lac de Carcans-Hourtin.
Laurent Hay, spoke of the [...]

French ‘killed pirate hostage’ on the Yacht Tanit

The French cruiser taken hostage by Somali pirates was shot and killed by French special forces during the rescue operation last month and not by his captors, according to radio Europe 1. The French troops stormed the Tanit yacht on April 10 and captured three Somali pirates in a bid to free Florent Lemacon, his [...]

French Commandos Free Hijacked Yacht from Pirates

The sailing yacht Tanit, which was taken by pirates from Somalia last week with four adults and one child aboard has been freed by French Commandos. The three year old boy and three of the crew members were rescued from the pirates. One crew member and two of the pirates were killed during the rescue.
With [...]

World Match Racing Tour Sailing in France

Having scored their first World Match Racing Tour victory on Sunday at the Marseille International Match Race, Adam Minoprio of New Zealand and his Emirates Team New Zealand/BlackMatch Racing team have taken an early lead in the Tour standings over some much more established teams. Their win, along with the 3rd place finish of 22-year [...]