Since 1994, l’Hydroptère has dominated sea speed records. This boat is the brainchild of legendary sailor Éric Tabarly and skipper Alain Thébault. She was developed through aeronautical and naval ...
When we slowed to 22 knots, it felt like sailing in molasses. I had just driven one of the most celebrated boats in the world, L’Hydroptere, at 34 knots. Later, I’d look at 44 and try to imagine what ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. L’Hydroptère’s black carbon fibre sails emblazoned with the Audemars Piguet logo glisten in the late summer sun ...
The Hydroptere - called "the flying boat" - is the fastest hydrofoil trimaran in the world, averaging more than 51 knots over 500 meters and exceeding 50 knots over one nautical mile. The crew of ...
Les foils, ces deux longues ailes de 6,50 m situées de part et d'autre du bateau, permettent à l'hydroptère de sortir de l'eau à partir d'une certaine vitesse. Ils doivent pouvoir supporter des ...
Au moment où il s'apprêtait à battre le record du monde de vitesse à la voile, l'Hydroptère, cet étrange voilier qui semble voler au-dessus de l'eau, s'est planté dans une vague et a chaviré.
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