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Philippe Jeantot (born 8 May 1952 in Antananarivo, Madagascar) is a French former deep sea diver, who achieved recognition as a sailor for long-distance, single-handed racing and record-setting. He founded the Vendée Globe , a single-handed, round-the-world, non-stop yacht race .
The first edition was won by Philippe Jeantot, who won all four legs of the race with an overall elapsed time of just over 159 days. In 1998, the race was renamed the Around Alone ; for 2006, it is known as the Velux 5 Oceans Race.
The race was founded as "The Globe Challenge" in 1989 by French yachtsman Philippe Jeantot. [6] Jeantot had competed in the BOC Challenge in 1982–83 and 1986–87, winning the 60-foot class ("Class I") both times. The BOC Challenge was sailed in stages with sailors being given the chance to rest and repair their boats at ports around the ...
Dealers represent and service Corsair Marine's trimarans in 6 regions of the US and 19 other locations internationally. Currently, Corsair Marine builds 24', 28', 31', and 37' trimarans in different configurations. Since October 2010, the company belongs to the Australian boat builder Seawind Catamarans. The production facility is located in ...
The F50 is a one-design foiling catamaran used in the SailGP race series. The name is an abbreviation of "Foiling" and "a hull length of 50 feet". [1]The F50s are adapted from the AC50s used in the America's Cup, with modifications including new control systems and modular wingsails. [2]
HSV-2 Swift is a hybrid catamaran.She was privately owned and operated by Sealift Inc., and was originally built under the JHSV program as a proof of concept.As part of this program, she was directly leased for evaluation from her builders by the United States Navy Military Sealift Command from 2003 to 2013, primarily as a mine countermeasures and sea basing test platform.
The C-Class Catamaran is a high-performance developmental class sailing catamaran. They are very light boats which use rigid wing sails and can sail at twice the speed of the wind. [ 1 ] They are used for match races known as the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy and its successor the International C-Class Catamaran Championship - both ...
Orange II is a large catamaran designed for ocean racing, a "maxicat". The boat is 36.80 m long and has a 45 m mast and was launched in 2003. It was designed by the Gilles Ollier Multiplast design team, built by the Multiplast yard in Vannes, France. [1]