Vendee/St.Petersburg 2010- vs.

Zwischenevent zum Vendee Globe alle 4 Jahre 16.05.- 04.06. 2010
www.vendee-saintpetersbourg.org - Regatta Europa 2010

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Wednesday 31th March 2010
MULTI50:
A NEW RACE BETWEEN VENDEE AND SAINT PETERSBURG

A new race reserved for Multi 50s has been created: the Vendée Saint-Petersburg. The first edition of the race is due to start from Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie on 16th May with a total distance there and back of 3790 miles. Eight crews will be lining up at the start, including two of the latest racing machines in the class: Actual andCrêpes Whaou !

http://www.vendeestpetersbourg.tv/directPlayer.php?ids=4c152e4104861&idv=1000&idu=MAN5393805610
Video 13.06.2010

While most races see the competitors heading off to the west to cross the Atlantic, Vendée has come up with something new offering a brand new route to the Multi 50s, (50-foot trimarans), with the Atlantic, the English Channel, the North Sea and the Baltic ahead of them. In all, the race will cover the territorial waters of 14 countries before they finish in Saint-Petersburg in Russia on around 20th May 2010. The best boats like Franck-Yves Escoffier's new Crêpes Whaou !andYves le Blevec's Actual could complete the first stage of the race in less than five days at an average speed of 16 knots.

Saint Gilles Croix de Vie
Quelle: www.vendee-saintpetersbourg.org

The race will be holding a stopover for around ten days in Russia, before the start of the return leg on 31st May 2010, with the finish forecast in the port of Saint-Gilles Croix de Vie on around 4th June 2010. Sunday 30th May is a date to remember: It marks the anniversary of the founding of Saint- Petersburg by Tsar Peter 1st, and the Multi 50s will carry out a parade on the Neva, under the windows of the famous Hermitage museum.

With a crew of three
The other original feature of this race between Vendée/Saint-Petersburg is that it will be raced with a crew of three sailors, and the members of the crew can switch over between the two legs. Mathias Lallemand has been appointed as Race Director, after serving as Assistant Director for the last two editions of the Vendée Globe and the Solitaire du Figaro. He will be able to count on the expertise of Alain Gautier, who will be the safety consultant for the event. It should be noted that the official race website will be updated in French and English, but also in Russian.

8 crews registered
For the moment, eight Multi 50 crews have already signed up for this very first edition of the Vendée/Saint-Petersburg. Alongside Yves Le Blevec (Actual) and Franck-Yves Escoffier (Crêpes Whaou !), there will be HervéCléris (CLM), ErwanLeroux (Fenêtréa-Cardinal), Anne Caseneuve (Croisières Anne Caseneuve), Etienne Hochédé (PIR2), Philippe Laperche (Gamin) and LalouRoucayrol (Région Aquitaine-Port Médoc).

For the locals in Vendée
We can note also that his race, which is due to take place every four years alternating with the Vendée Globe, is an initiative from the Vendée Council, which - as with the Vendée Globe - has created a public-private partnership for the event. Around fifteen famous firms based in Vendée are joining with the Vendée Council and have invested in this partnership taking up 17% of the share capital. According to its founders, the Vendée/Saint-Petersburg race fulfils three requirements: "Creating a sporting event, widening the reputation of Vendée as a tourist destination and encouraging economic development." Around forty business leaders from Vendée will be taking part in a business mission to Russia, and an organisation will be receiving the Russian visitors at the foot of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

- Number taking part: 8 crews, FY Escoffier, Y Le Blévec, E Le Roux, H Cléris, A Caseneuve, L Roucayrol, P Laperche, E Hochédé.
- Crewed race for three, with the possibility of changing crew in Saint-Petersburg.
- Starton 16th May2010 from Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie: finish expected in Saint-Petersburg around 23rd-24th May 2010.
- Start from Saint-Petersburg on 31st May 2010: finish expected in Saint Gilles Croix-de-Vie around 6th - 7th June 2010.

For more information, log on to www.vendee-saintpetersbourg.org (website up and running in mid-April).

09.06.2010 - Promising results

08.06.2010 - Région Aquitaine Port-Médoc fourth home and first of the classics

07.06.2010 - Crêpes Whaou ! 2 in line for third place

06.06.2010 - Crêpes Whaou 3 finishes

06.06.2010 - The first boat to finish: Actual

05.06.2010 - Out on thunderroad

05.06.2010 - Light winds and a change of leader

03.06.2010 - Runaway train

02.06.2010 - Everyone trying to get on the right track

01.06.2010 - The Baltic Express

31.05.2010 - heading south

30.05.2010 - The Neva never looked so good