Charles Caudrelier
Fastnet bound
Approaching Fastnet Rock this morning it is Yann Guichard’s Spindrift Racing that holds a very small lead on the second leg of the MOD70 European Tour.
Speeding out of Dublin
Dun Laoghaire, Ireland bid a brisk, breezy farewell to the MOD70 European Tour fleet with Sébastien Josse’s crew on Groupe Edmond de Rothschild collecting the maximum three bo
Spindrift Racing on countback
Foncia on top in Dublin City Races
Nothing was easy or straightforward for the five crews of the MOD70 European Tour on their first day of City Races on Dublin Bay off Dun Laoghaire’s East Pier, but it was Michel Desjoyeaux an
77 seconds separates top three MOD70s
From an incredibly close finish which the top three teams cross the Dun Laoghaire line within 77 seconds of each other, it was Michel Desjoyeaux and his crew of Foncia which narrowly stole victory
The length of the Channel in just nine hours
With the MOD70 European Tour leaders Spindrift Racing and second placed Foncia making 22 and 31 knots respectively on the early morning ranking, the high speed chase west down the
Getting the genie out of the Dover bottleneck
As they close the final 50 or so miles to the bottleneck formed by the Strait of Dover, the busiest shipping lanes in the world, the MOD70s competing on Leg 1 of their European Tour have continued
MOD70s off Suffolk
The second night at sea for the five MOD70s on the first leg of the MOD70 European Tour, racing between Kiel, Germany and Dun Laoghaire, Ireland sees the fleet compacted by the light winds as they
Spindrift Racing takes the lead
After a thrilling exit Sunday afternoon from Kiel, Germany, a high speed chase through the islands to the east of Denmark, an interlude of 27-30 knot headwinds potentially boat breaking conditions
Foncia leads out of Kiel
Michel Desjoyeaux and the crew of Foncia appeared to be making the most of the early jump which they established off the start line in front of Kiel’s big Sunday afternoon crowd, and