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Rudder damage ends Spindrift Racing RTW record attempt

by yachtracinglife - 1st February 2019 0353

Yann Guichard and his 11-man crew aboard the maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 are heading for Australia today after abandoning their around the world Jules Verne Trophy record attempt due to major damage to the giant multihull's starboard rudder. Guichard reported the bad news to the team's shore support at 1900 UTC

Icebergs await as Spindrift 2 crew begin Indian Ocean crossing

by yachtracinglife - 29th January 2019 0337

They had to take the long way to get there but French skipper Yann Guichard and his crew aboard the maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 have made it past the Cape of Good Hope – the first of the three great southern capes they will pass on their high-speed lap of

Spindrift 2 crew go hammer down in the southern hemisphere

by yachtracinglife - 21st January 201921st January 2019 0365

It took a lot of effort, including about a dozen back-breaking gybes of their monster-sized trimaran, but the crew of the French-flagged Spindrift multihull beat their own record time from Ushant to the Equator by an hour on their quest to win the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest fully-crewed

Clock starts on Spindrift 2 Jules Verne Trophy attempt

by yachtracinglife - 16th January 2019 0345

The round the world timer is officially ticking on the latest attempt by French skipper Yann Guichard and his 11-man crew aboard the maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2 after the team set off from a starting line projected off the island of Ushant at the south-western end of the English Channel. The island

Guichard crosses his fingers ahead of record attempt

by yachtracinglife - 15th January 2019 0310

Yann Guichard – the French of the French Maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 – is hoping against hope for a perfect weather scenario for he and his crew when they set off on a non-stop around-the-world record attempt tomorrow. After two and a half months of stand-by, the giant black and gold 40