l'Hydroptere is back on the water for an exceptional programme



2:20 PM Fri 7 May 2010 GMT
'l'Hydropt?re 2010' l'Hydropt?re copyright Click Here to view large photo
l'Hydropt?re was launched in Lorient on the third of May 2010 after four months at the shipyard. Lifted by crane in front of her shed, she was then moored at the pontoon of 'La Cit? de la Voile Eric Tabarly'. She will stay there for one week, in order for the team to prepare and equip her for her first sailing sessions. After having experienced very high speeds and achieved a double absolute sailing speed record in 2009, Alain Th?bault and his crew members are now heading to the open sea. The 'speed profile' of the trimaran has been transformed ...


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