| Yacht Name : |
Le Defi |
| Sail No’s : |
FRA-69, FRA-79 |
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| Syndicate Head : |
Xavier de Lesquen |
| Tech Management: |
Luc Gellusseau |
| Sponsors : |
Areva, Monster fr, Bouygues Telecom, Legris Industries and Leven |
| Budget (est) : |
US$20 million |
| Website : |
www.Le Defi.com |
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| Yacht Club : |
Union Nationale Pour La Course au Large (L'UNCL) |
| Home Port : |
Lorient, France |
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| LVC Results : |
Quarterfinals (vs Victory): 1-4
Round Robin 2: 2-6
Round Robin 1: 0-8 |
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| Skipper : |
Luc Pillot (FRA) |
| Helmsman : |
Phillipe Presti (FRA) |
| Afterguard : |
Sébastien Destremau (FRA)
Dominic Vittet (FRA) |
| Navigator : |
Philippe Mourniac (FRA) |
Bowmen
MidBowmen : |
Gilles Andre (FRA)
FaJean-Marie Dauris (FRA)
brice Blondel (FRA)
Ronan Lucas (FRA)
Romain Trouble (FRA) |
| Grinders : |
Fréderic Brousse (FRA)
Eric Carret (FRA)
Julien Cressant (FRA)
Stefan Fodor (USA)
Fréderic Le Maistre (FRA)
Jean-Paul Levrel (FRA)
Pierre Masse (FRA)
Paul McKenzie (AUS)
Nicolas Pichelin (FRA) |
| Trimmers : |
Thierry Briend (FRA)
Tanguy Cariou (FRA)
Sébastien Col (FRA)
Dimitri Despierres (FRA)
Olivier Douillard (FRA)
Thierry Douillard (FRA)
Fréderic Guilmin (FRA)
Damien Iehl (FRA)
Christophe Lassegue (FRA)
Fabrice Levet (FRA) |
| Pitmen : |
Gilles Favennec (FRA)
Jean-François Rivalant (FRA)
Erwan Vanier (FRA) |
| Mastmen : |
Timmy Kroger (GER) |
| Training Boats : |
Kiwi Magic - NZL-32 (now FRA-32) and 6éme Sens - FRA-46 |
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| Designers : |
Yaka Design Team
Philippe Pallu de la Barrière (FRA) - Yaka Design Team co-ordinator
Daniel Andrieu (FRA) - |
| Builders : |
Multiplast
Ben Wright (Aus) - Building Project Manager |
| Sailmaker : |
North Sails |
| Hull Color : |
Bright yellow/green |
| Spinnaker : |
White |
