l'Hydroptere's European tour: The adventure continues

6:36 PM Wed 7 Jul 2010 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

l'Hydropt?re's European tour. The first part of the European programme ended this weekend when l'Hydropt?re came back to Lorient after a trip of a little more than one month. Our main objectives in 2010 were to make people discover the trimaran and to sail in the open sea. Missions accomplished during this first step! l'Hydropt?re left Brittany at the end of May to head to Cowes on the Isle of Wight. During ten days, under a wonderful British sun, l'Hydropt?re took off and showed her speed potential to the British experts. Always looking for speed, the flying acrobats of Alain ...

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