Yves Blevec has
Gitana 11 was finally 
launched his
unveiled in mid September  
after spending months being 
Multi 50 - Actual
refitted and lengthened. 
She has been extended from
Yves Blevec has launched his
60 to 77ft and will participate
Multi 50 trimaran that he and
in the new Open class in the
Jean Le Cam will campaign in
Route du Rhum 2010. Her
this years Transat Jacques Vabre.
rebuild has included new
float’s, new cockpit layout
Yves Blevec has been sponsored
to suit single-handed sailing
by Actual and this is the result
including new helm pods on
of a long association with this global Human Resource
either side of the cockpit.
company. The Multi 50 has been designed by Guillaume
Verdier and has been built by Nicolas Groleau at JPS
Gitana 11 has kept her original
Production.
name as a mark of respect for
her successful history and the
The boat won the first Multi 50 event where three recent
number of miles which she has
Multi 50 laucnhes raced in a total of 10 class boats. Now
already covered.
Yves and Jean Le Cam will prepare for and then complete
their qualification passage for the Transat Jacques Vabre
She has sailed a few times to date, mainly in light winds with
skipper Yann Guichard delighted with the change from 60 to
It will be very interesting to see how Actual competes with
77ft.
Crepe’s Whaou on which he completed the last Quebec to
St Malo race in which Crepes, with Yves Escoffier on boar
won her class. This most impressive 50ft tri has shown how
much fun these 50ft trimarans can be and has shown that in
the right hands they can provide competitive, fast sailing at
far less cost that the ORMA 60s were providing.
More information from: www.yvesleblevec.com
iShares Update
There were seven different winners in the penultimate event
of the iShares Cup sailed in Amsterdam in front of a 10,000
Version 2006 Version 2009
strong crowd on the very narrow course set on the Ij Haven in
Length 18,28 m (60’) 23,51 (77’)
the middle of Amsterdam. Surrounded by high buildings and
Beam 18,10 m 18,31 m
sailed in light winds that rarely reached 10kts the weekend
Overall Height 30,40 m 30,43 m
was demanding for the sailors and resulted in thrills, spills and
Draft 5 m 5 m
collisions to delight the crowd. This threw the leaderboard on
Weight 6,1 tonnes 7 tonnes
its head.
Mainsail area 190 m2 190 m2
Solent area 120 m2 120 m2
Gitana Extreme sailed brilliantly on the last day to win the
Gennaker area 260 m2 260 m2
event ahead of Oman Sail Renaissance whilst Groupama
wond the last race to complete the podium for the event.
Oman Sail Masirah finished in fifth which was just enough
More details from: www.gitana-team.com
for them to hold onto their series lead. However this lowly
position, was for them, primarily the result of damage
sustained in a collision with Ecover on Day 1 that had
both teams working through the night to get Ecover – the
innocent party – back on the water but leaving Oman Sail not
competing but collecting average points only for the races
missed.
So as the teams head for Almeria for the final event on 10 –
12th October it is all set for an exciting finale.
More details from: www.isharescup.com
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