Vincent Beauvarlet attempts to cross the Atlantic on a Multi23 trimaran

Vincent Beauvarlet is attempting to sail across the Atlantic in a Multi23 trimaran St Malo to Point A Pitre.  You can read more on the attempt at Vincent's website:

http://www.vincent-beauvarlet.com/

Update from Yvan Bourgnon and Vincent Beauvarlet on next leg of their challenge La Corogne to Santa Cruz

It looks like they have faced some tough conditions on this leg of the journey

From the teams facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/yvan.bourgnon?hc_location=stream

The rough bing translate below:

Sunday, October 13, 19 h 24: "day at the close with gusts has 45 knots and a swell of 5 meters..." Extreme conditions that almost cost us a capsize with the wind that s is taken under the trampoline and rotated the boat until in its vertical position. Our vhf is HS but the intact boat: incredible given the hellish conditions that we have just faced... South wind died down tonight but we are still at the close in heavy seas that will prevent us from sleep... Despite exhaustion, morale is good and we welcome the strength of our small boat Sma..."

Yvan Bourgnon and Vincent Beauvarlet depart on second leg La Corongne to Canary Islands on their beachcat circumnavigation attempt

Yvan Bourgnon and Vincent Beauvarlet are off on the second leg of their journey from La Corogne to Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands the tracker is here:

http://defisma.com/suivi-en-temps-reel-du-defi-sma/

Yvan Bourgnon and Vincent Beauvarlet depart on their beach cat circumnavigation attempt

They have departed Les Sables D'olonne on the first leg of their round the world voyage on their specially designed and built beach cat "SMA 1er" they intend to transit through the Suez and Panama Canals.

The tracker is here:

http://defisma.com/suivi-en-temps-reel-du-defi-sma/

Their facebook page is here:

https://www.facebook.com/yvan.bourgnon

and the teams website is here:

http://defisma.com/

Yvan Bourgnon and Vincent Beauvarlet on their circumnavigation on a beach cat attempt

Interesting video (in French) discussing Yvan and Vincent's past experiences and objectives with the circumnavigation on a beach cat attempt.  Includes some video showing the boat under construction. They plan to depart on the 5th of September 2013 from Sables d'Olonne