It was a tricky final day in Douarnenez with plenty of drama on the race course and a final race showdown for the overall title. After racing Stav spoke to winner Evgeniy Braslavets and race five winner and leading Corinthian Guus de Groot. Our thanks to everyone here in Douarnenez for another fantastic regatta and […]
7 May 2011 – Douarnenez, Brittany, France – Translation of official press release issued in French by the press office of the Guyader Grand Prix. The Dragons draw their reverence It was the last dance for the Dragons at the Guyader Grand Prix today and the winner of the 2011 edition is the Ukrainian boat […]
Hot off the press and before any protests the provisional final results of the Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez reveal that after six races the Ukraine’s Evgeniy Braslavets is the overall victor with 23 points, Lawrie Smith is second on 27 points, Klaus Diederichs is on equal points with Smith but takes third place on […]
After an early start of thunderstorms and heavy rain the final day of the Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez is actually delivering a fantastic final showdown. The wind has filled in nicely and race five brought some exciting changes on the leaderboard. Overall leader Lars Hendriksen was black flagged which in turn has affected his […]
Sadly the wind refused to cooperate on day three of the Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez. When the Race Committee and boats first arrived in the race area there was sub-one knot and there was a lengthy postponement. Eventually the wind came in from the South and the Race Committee promptly set up the line […]
Tonight Stav speaks with French sailing legend and three time Jules Vern Trophy winner Bruno Peyron who is racing this week with Guyader Grand Prix regatta coordinator Gwen Chapelain, to find out how racing the Dragon compares with his round the world adventures and about his involvement with the French America’s Cup campaign. He also […]
Check out the latest photos uploaded by official photographer Jaques Vapillon from the Dragon Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez – http://www.grandprix-douarnenez.com/mediatheque-grandprix/photos-grandprix […]
5 May 2011 – Douarnenez, Brittany, France – Translation of official press release issued in French by the press office of the Guyader Grand Prix. Wind and tension mount in Douarnenez There was good air today on the Bay of Douarnenez for the second day of the Dragon regatta at the Guyader Grand Prix. The […]
Some feverish action in the protest room last night brought big changes to the top of the leader board here in Douarnenez as provisional leader Markus Wieser – URK7 Bunker Queen – was protest out of the second race dropping him down into 43rd place and Lars Hendriksen – UKR8 Bunker Boys – received redress […]
After racing we chatted to Nicola Wilton of GBR744 Biff and Olivier Mose of GER1042 Puk III to get their view of today’s opening day of racing at the Guyader Grand Prix in Douarnenez […]
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