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The CLASS40 IBSA Ready for the Transat Jacques Vabre

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

THE STATEMENTS – “Here we are”, stated Alberto Bona, “the most important event of the second season for the Class40 IBSA is finally here.

Key Points: 
  • THE STATEMENTS – “Here we are”, stated Alberto Bona, “the most important event of the second season for the Class40 IBSA is finally here.
  • The Class40 IBSA is currently leading the category seasonal circuit rankings, and the Transat Jacques Vabre is therefore offering a double prize for Alberto and Pablo: one related to the single race, but also one representing the crowning achievement of the entire season.
  • In 2022 he started the new project, with the support of the IBSA Group: with the new Class40 IBSA, he participated in the Route du Rhum 2022, finishing in eighth position.
  • IBSA: IBSA (Institut Biochimique SA) is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical Company, founded in 1945 in Lugano.

Wipro Partners with All-Female Sailing Crew Aiming to Break the Record for the Fastest Circumnavigation of the Globe

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

The current crew training and racing with Alexia and Dee are:

Key Points: 
  • The current crew training and racing with Alexia and Dee are:
    Completing the challenge for the Jules Verne Trophy with an all-female crew will be a world-first.
  • Thierry Delaporte, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Wipro Limited, said, “The Famous Project is the first of its kind, and therefore unique.
  • The crew will sail on the 100-foot Ultime trimaran IDEC Sport, the boat that currently holds the Jules Verne record.
  • Wipro joins CIC as founding partners of this project, along with IDEC as an official partner.

Sailing: Ocean Race, Yacht Club de Monaco returns to the legendary fully crewed offshore race with Malizia-Seaexplorer

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Monday, January 16, 2023

The former Whitbread Round The World Race continues to thrill 50 years after it first launched.

Key Points: 
  • The former Whitbread Round The World Race continues to thrill 50 years after it first launched.
  • For YCM’s Boris Herrmann it’s his first crack at this iconic race in his career.
  • Having left the yard last July, the brand new 60-footer already has a taste for offshore having competed in the Route du Rhum.
  • “The boat’s designed for the Vendée Globe, so solo sailing, but also with crew for The Ocean Race.