Isle of Wight record attempt by l'Hydroptere

8:06 PM Sat 4 Jun 2011 GMT

'l'hydroptere rips down the measured mile for another world sailing record.' Guilain GRENIER/www.martin-raget.com Click Here to view large photo

The Trimaran l'Hydropt?re is on her way to England and is preparing to challenge and beat the record around the Isle of Wight. The current record has been held since November 2001 by Steve Fosset's catamaran Playstation. l'Hydropt?re's very first attempt will be on Sunday June 5 and will be prolonged until June 14, 2011. Last year l'Hydropt?re missed the record by a few minutes. In fact at mid-term of the race, she was 40 minutes ahead of Playstation, but due to a fall in the wind, l'Hydropt?re finished eight minutes after Playstation's record. This year, with the full support ...

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