First sailing photos of new Archambault M34

10:06 AM Tue 22 Jun 2010 GMT

'New Archambault M34 cracked 15 knots in 17-knots of breeze.' Bateaux Archambault

The new 'Tour de France ? la Voile' one-design racing yacht, the Archambault M34, has been let off its leash. William Borel, director of 'Tour de France ? la Voile' race for which the M34 was commissioned, and skipper Cyrille Legloahec could barely hide their joy. 'The boat gave us a high feeling of power, speed, really smooth and reliable ...' Sailing downind at 130/140?, in 17 knots of wind, the speedo came easily to 15 knots and more, giving a good idea of her real potential. The following European events have all welcomed the new M34 ...

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