l'Hydroptere hits 42 knots on the Solent



11:41 AM Fri 11 Jun 2010 GMT
'l'Hydropt?re. www.hydroptere.com Photo : Wayne Corps - Hypersonic Photo' .
Alain Th?bault and his crew onboard l'Hydropt?re left her home port of la Trinit? sur Mer at the end of May to head to the legendary marina of Cowes on the Isle of Wight and the start of their European Tour. Thursday June 3rd The first sailing day of l'Hydropt?re in Great-Britain was supposed to be very quiet. The weather report indicated a light wind that would strengthen a little bit at the end of the day. But this is at over 30 knots of average speed that Alain Th?bault and his flying acrobats sailed in the bay of Cowes ...


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