One of the giants of multihull racing Laurent Bourgnon has been lost in a diving accident in French Polynesia. He was reported missing on the 25th June and despite a comprehensive search no trace has been found. His brother Yvan Bourgnon who recently completed a circumnavigation by a specially designed beach cat mounted his own search sadly without success. Laurent was best known for his victories in the 1994 and 1998 in the solo Route du Rhum onboard the ORMA trimaran Primagaz.
A few additional details in the article below:
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/06/25/swiss-yachtsman-bourgnon-missing-french-Polynesia
And a tribute from his brother Yvan Bourgnon. Vale Laurent Bourgnon.
Hommage à Laurent Bourgnon from Thomas Chabrol on Vimeo.
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Showing posts with label Yvan Bourgnon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yvan Bourgnon. Show all posts
Saturday, 18 July 2015
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Yvan Bourgnon completes beach cat circumnavigation
Yvan has completed his journey:
From Scan Voile
http://www.scanvoile.com/2015/06/defi-tour-du-monde-en-catamaran-de.html
Challenge / around the world in sport catamaran for Yvan Bourgnon, arrived at Ouistreham! (Images)
After a course of 55 000 km around the planet on his small sport catamaran, the adventure of Yvan Bourgnon ended yesterday after 20 months of navigation. Party in October 2013 of Sables D'olonne, after beaching, two capsizing, and thousands of hours spent at the tiller, the sailor crossed the line yesterday in Ouistreham, marking the end of his journey on June 23, 2015.
Challenge Atlantis Television, the first round of the world uninhabitable sailing
Yvan Bourgnon completed its World Tour! He arrived yesterday at 1 pm at the port of Ouistreham Riva Bella.
Back on the adventure
October 5, 2013, departure from les Sables D'olonne. November 2013, first storm with more than 60 knots of wind and first capsize.
February 2014, the sailor is the Panama canal with the ship dismantled, put on the deck of a sailboat.
August 2014, after 19 days at sea in full monsoon, Yvan Bourgnon ran aground at night on the coast of Sri Lanka. A part of the boat is destroyed.
March 2015, after repairing his boat on the place of his grounding, he resumed his challenge.
Around the world of Yvan Bourgnon in figures
55,000 km travelled either 220 days at sea
20 stages, 3 oceans and 13 crossed seas
10.5 km/h, speed average over the whole route
7 storms to more than 90 km/h
2 capsizing,
2 falls to the sea
12 hours of hand steering per day (on average)
From Scan Voile
http://www.scanvoile.com/2015/06/defi-tour-du-monde-en-catamaran-de.html
Challenge / around the world in sport catamaran for Yvan Bourgnon, arrived at Ouistreham! (Images)
After a course of 55 000 km around the planet on his small sport catamaran, the adventure of Yvan Bourgnon ended yesterday after 20 months of navigation. Party in October 2013 of Sables D'olonne, after beaching, two capsizing, and thousands of hours spent at the tiller, the sailor crossed the line yesterday in Ouistreham, marking the end of his journey on June 23, 2015.
Challenge Atlantis Television, the first round of the world uninhabitable sailing
Yvan Bourgnon completed its World Tour! He arrived yesterday at 1 pm at the port of Ouistreham Riva Bella.
Back on the adventure
October 5, 2013, departure from les Sables D'olonne. November 2013, first storm with more than 60 knots of wind and first capsize.
February 2014, the sailor is the Panama canal with the ship dismantled, put on the deck of a sailboat.
August 2014, after 19 days at sea in full monsoon, Yvan Bourgnon ran aground at night on the coast of Sri Lanka. A part of the boat is destroyed.
March 2015, after repairing his boat on the place of his grounding, he resumed his challenge.
Around the world of Yvan Bourgnon in figures
55,000 km travelled either 220 days at sea
20 stages, 3 oceans and 13 crossed seas
10.5 km/h, speed average over the whole route
7 storms to more than 90 km/h
2 capsizing,
2 falls to the sea
12 hours of hand steering per day (on average)
Saturday, 1 November 2014
Yvan Bourgnon secures crowd funding to continue beach cat circumnavigation attempt
Yvan Bourgnon has managed to secure sufficient crowd funding to continue on his beach cat circumnavigation. He is going to rebuild the remains of his wrecked boat in Sri Lanka and continue on to France to complete his journey.
http://ledefidyvanbourgnon.com/les-actualites/
http://ledefidyvanbourgnon.com/les-actualites/
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Yvan Bourgnon circumnavigation on a beach cat, video of the trip so far
While Yvan is attempting to raise money to continue his adventure after the sad loss of his beach cat in Sri Lanka he has published a video of the journey so far with subtitles for English. If you would like to donate to help him on his way the support page is here: http://www.fosburit.com/projets/projet/yvan-bourgnon-derniere-ligne-droite-autour-du-monde/
Sunday, 3 August 2014
Yvan Bourgnon loses his catamaran on rocks in Sri Lanka while attempting to reach the shore during his beach cat circumnavigation attempt
Yvan Bourgnon's catamaran on which he has nearly completely circumnavigated has sadly been lost on the rocks in Sri Lanka. Yvan has thankfully survived without injury but the boat is a complete write off. His plan is to head back to France and attempt to raise funding for another catamaran built along the same principle of no accommodation and short LOA to complete his adventure.
Here is a rough translate of the news article:
http://www.en-avant-toute.ch/page/yvan-bourgnon.html
Big problem on arrival in Sri Lanka
"A few miles from the finish, the wind will was finally appeased; so I set the autopilot to sleep a few moments with a heading seaward. I woke up on a surf spot with huge waves crashing on the rocks. I was thrown out of the boat and thought I live my last moments being drawn in by a mishmash of pebbles, pieces of boat and water rollers. I'm out of it unscathed. It's just a miracle!"
This accident does not mark the end of my project. I intend to find a partner and additional funds in the coming weeks to arm a catamaran of existing sport and continue the adventure...
Yvan Bourgnon (August 1, 2014)
I've had a few people email me to see if there is anyway they can help Yvan complete his adventure. There is a donations page on his website here:
http://www.en-avant-toute.ch/page/j-embarque-avec-yvan.html
Here is a rough translate of the news article:
http://www.en-avant-toute.ch/page/yvan-bourgnon.html
Big problem on arrival in Sri Lanka
"A few miles from the finish, the wind will was finally appeased; so I set the autopilot to sleep a few moments with a heading seaward. I woke up on a surf spot with huge waves crashing on the rocks. I was thrown out of the boat and thought I live my last moments being drawn in by a mishmash of pebbles, pieces of boat and water rollers. I'm out of it unscathed. It's just a miracle!"
This accident does not mark the end of my project. I intend to find a partner and additional funds in the coming weeks to arm a catamaran of existing sport and continue the adventure...
Yvan Bourgnon (August 1, 2014)
I've had a few people email me to see if there is anyway they can help Yvan complete his adventure. There is a donations page on his website here:
http://www.en-avant-toute.ch/page/j-embarque-avec-yvan.html
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| photo courtesy the Daily Mirror |
Monday, 17 March 2014
Yvan Bourgnon halfway between the Galapagos and Marquesas Islands in the Pacific on his beachcat circumnavigation attempt
Yvan Bourgnon's beachcat circumnavigation is continuing and he is currently located about half way between the Galapagos Islands and the Marquesa Island group. After a long period stuck in light winds the solo sailor has now moved into an area of more stable breeze and is making good progress.
The tracker is here:
http://en-avant-toute.geovoile.com/tourdumonde/2013/app/flash/?leg=6
The tracker is here:
http://en-avant-toute.geovoile.com/tourdumonde/2013/app/flash/?leg=6
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Yvan Bourgnon departs on the next leg of his beach cat circumnavigation Martinique (Guadaloupe) to Colon (Panama)
From the following entry on Yvan Bourgnon's FB page:
The rough bing translate:
It seems that this man is happy to resume the sea!
It is the smile on his lips and in Olympic form that Yvan is slender on the sea of the Caribbean, today at 11:20 (local time) of the sailor in the direction of the Panama.
We wish him beautiful sailing, lots of fun and a lenient weather!
Fair winds Yvan
It is the smile on his lips and in Olympic form that Yvan is slender on the sea of the Caribbean, today at 11:20 (local time) of the sailor in the direction of the Panama.
We wish him beautiful sailing, lots of fun and a lenient weather!
Fair winds Yvan
Monday, 3 February 2014
Yvan Bourgnon prepares to depart from Martinique bound towards Colon (Panama) on his beachcat circumnavigation attempt
Yvan is set to depart tomorrow from Martinique (Guadaloupe) for Colon (Panama) a gallery of photos is available on facebook of the final preparations.
https://www.facebook.com/yvan.bourgnon.9/posts/10151963720219353
https://www.facebook.com/yvan.bourgnon.9/posts/10151963720219353
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Yvan Bourgnon's circumnavigation in a beachcat attempt, Yvan now sailing solo and more than half way across the Atlantic destination Point a Pitre
The tracker is active for Yvan Bourgnon's circumnavigation attempt is active at:
http://www.en-avant-toute.ch/yvan-bourgnon/le-defi/suivi-en-temps-reel/
here is a recent update:
http://www.en-avant-toute.ch/yvan-bourgnon/le-defi/suivi-en-temps-reel/
here is a recent update:
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Yvan Bourgnon departs solo on the trans Atlantic segment of his circumnavigation by beach cat
http://www.liberation.fr/sports/2013/11/25/tour-du-monde-en-cata-de-sport-le-pari-de-bourgnon-en-solitaire_961939
Two, it was already crazy, Switzerland national Yvan Bourgnon, embarked on a tour of the world in non-habitable sport catamaran, let stop by the abandonment of his teammate and continued solo.
Nothing to protect themselves, a rough sea and a never-ending journey. Bourgnon, 42 years, demonstrates once again that he is afraid of nothing.
It departed last Wednesday without informing the media "in order to ensure that this choice was good," said his team in a press release Monday.
Left les Sables D'olonne (Vendée) October 5 on a catamaran 6.30 m long and 4 m wide Bourgnon and teammate Vincent Beauvarlet, 39 years, had done stopover in the Canary Islands in early November.
The French had decided to throw in the towel "by common accord", on the eve of the departure for the Atlantic crossing, without providing further explanation.
A surprising decision which had not curbed the enthusiasm of his partner, "more determined than ever" to achieve previously unreleased, a Tour of the world's 50,000 miles via Panama and Suez on a non-habitable race sailing.
Alone and the former
Held promise. ' Yvan Bourgnon took advantage of the stopover in the Canary Islands to install an autopilot, enabling it to take advantage of short phases of sleep (10 minutes), "said his team.
Specialist of the multihull, Bourgnon assured that "this new situation not (worried him) not further position.
He has everything planned, even in the event of capsize, where he can use a tilting mast to straighten his boat, which weighs nearly 700 kg, 'without any outside assistance. Before start obviously, confronting winds which may exceed 110 km/h on the high seas.
The decision to continue the solo adventure Corsica an already well tempered challenge where he had to raise it to two. Bourgnon had in fact already decided this round the world to the old, 'without GPS, unattended and without receiving a weather on board', with a sextant, the paper maps and, for security reasons, a satellite for all support phone.
Addicted to high risk
The Switzerland national is a repeat offender of this kind of extraordinarynavigation, totally deprecated to ordinary mortals.
He has a superb track record in oceanic multihulls, with numerous records in all genres, including a victory in the Transat Jacques Vabre 1997 on the trimaran Primagaz.
In January 2012, with Sébastien Roubinet, a specialist in polar expeditions, he had made the tour of Cape Horn, one of the most hostile regions of the globe, in a little less than 3 days aboard another sport of 6 meter long catamaran.
An inspiring feat: "is passing Cape Horn by 100 km/h of wind I understood that this madness (around the world in non-habitable catamaran, Editor's note) could be possible," he said.
The general idea, said the Switzerland at the announcement of this new adventure in January 2012, is to show that one can "achieve human-sized challenges without having to spend huge sums.
The skipper is expected to arrive in Guadeloupe in "about two weeks" said his team. Back in France is planned for September 2014, after twenty stops.
Monday, 14 October 2013
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..."
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..."
Sunday, 13 October 2013
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/
http://defisma.com/suivi-en-temps-reel-du-defi-sma/
Sunday, 6 October 2013
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/
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/
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
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
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Yvan Bougnon, some photos of his new catamaran project intended for circumnavigation
Yvan Bourgnon has been involved in some incredible multihull adventures over the years including racing solo the ORMA60 trimaran Brossard and sailing a modified Nacra beach cat around cape horn. He has just uploaded some photos of his current catamaran project which is under construction.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.640238485995545.1073741833.117142148305184&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.640238485995545.1073741833.117142148305184&type=1
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| SMA 1er, intended for the circumnavigation, render Yvan Bourgnon |
You can read about the upcoming attempt on http://yvan-bourgnon.fr/
And a rough bing translate on the objectives of the attempt:
Carry out the first World Tour with a non-habitable sailboat on a category of sport of 6.3 meters long. This would lead on another first: the World Tour on a boat less than 6.5 meters.
• Demonstrate to the public that we can achieve human-sized challenges without being obliged to spend vast sums, deliver adventure at the centre of the debates.
• Departure: 5 October 2013 of Sables D'olonne for an adventure of 11 months with stopovers and 50,000 kms to the counter!
• No assistance, no gps (navigation to the sextant): return to simple values of navigation
• Selected crew: Vincent Beauvarlet, former champion of the young world of windsurfing
Follow us also on the site: www.defisma.com
Download the press kit: Dpdefisma
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| Round the world plan, photo courtesy of Yvan Bourgnon |
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Yvan Bourgnon, attempts to break Tour de Corse record on a beachcat
Not content with sailing around Cape Horn on a modified beach cat Yvan Bougnon is now attempting to break the Tour de Corse record on a Nacra F20c off the beach racing catamaran. The current record is held by a TP52 monohull
http://youtu.be/m9stT0tWxIY
http://youtu.be/m9stT0tWxIY
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