Thursday 18 April 2013

Hydroptere Team on track to challenge Transpac record Los Angeles to Honolulu

From the following Sail-World article submitted by the Hydroptere team

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Alain-Thebault-and-Hydroptere-to-conquer-the-Pacific/108536

On Wednesday 17th April, in the Parisian workshop of the architect Jean Nouvel, Alain Thébault and his teammates Jean Le Cam and Yves Parlier announced the continuation of the ocean program for Hydroptere. In a few weeks, they will try to beat the record of the Transpacific crossing between Los Angeles and Honolulu. In the presence of their partners Lanson, Capital Fund Management, Clip Industry, Atheos and Coyote, the three sailors explained the race strategy of the 'flying boat', talked about her technological heritage and about the future challenges of the team.

read more here

'Team Hydroptere will try to conquer the Pacific by breaking the record for Transpacific crossing between Los Angeles and Honolulu'    Francis Demange   

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