{"id":7179,"date":"2014-03-26T14:28:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T13:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preprod.gmtmag.com\/?p=7179"},"modified":"2014-03-26T14:28:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T13:28:45","slug":"zenith-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/nouveaute-en-n-en\/story-2\/zenith-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Zenith : New records ahoy!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In becoming official timekeeper of the Spindrift Racing team for three years, Zenith is setting its course towards a new and authentic human adventure brimming with challenges. The watchmaker is now onboard a project launched last year but which has already achieved an impressive track record. Experienced businesswoman and sailor Dona Bertarelli, together with her companion Yann Guichard, has set up a team that owns three multihulls, including the world\u2019s largest trimaran (40 meters). Aboard Spindrift 2,<\/em> the two skippers have already won the Rolex Fastnet Race and beaten the transatlantic Discovery Route record (from Spain to the Bahamas) by a full 20 hours. \u201cSpindrift Racing is a young team that brings together a team of professionals whose work has quickly borne fruit\u201d, says owner and co-skipper Dona Bertarelli. Passionate about sailing and performance, the couple has identified nine records it aims to tackle, backed by around 30 experts working to optimize these machines and undertake the sporting challenges that Zenith will be measuring. In 2014, the maxi trimaran will attempt to set a new North Atlantic crew sailing record as well as the 24-hour record. In November, Yann Guichard will be competing solo in the Route du Rhum (from Saint-Malo to Pointe-A-Pitre). Meanwhile, the couple will also be sailing with small crew under the Zenith banner in the D\u00e9cision 35 category, the Lake L\u00e9man \u201cFormula 1\u201d boats of which the championship (Vulcain Trophy) takes place from May to September. Dona Bertarelli will try to secure another win in the stellar Bol d\u2019Or Mirabaud race, Europe\u2019s largest regatta on a closed stretch of water \u2013 which attracts around 500 boats. The Mirabaud & Cie bank is indeed the main sponsor of Spindrift Racing. The synergies with Zenith will doubtless prove an attractive bonus. Zenith CEO Jean-Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dufour enjoys sailing for pleasure, he already \u2018won\u2019 the Bol d\u2019Or last year via sponsorship of another multihull, Zenith Fresh<\/em>. Meanwhile, Mirabaud & Cie CEO Antonio Palma also scored a win in last summer\u2019s Bol d\u2019Or in the most\u00a0 fiercely contended class. This \u2018Lemanic\u2019 community of Bol d\u2019Or winners is now joining forces to make its mark on the history of offshore racing. In parallel, Zenith is also committing to another regatta circuit, the TP52, raced on the Mediterranean in carbon monohulls. When can we expect to see an El Primero with a regatta<\/p>\n
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In becoming official timekeeper of the Spindrift Racing team for three years, Zenith is setting its course towards a new and authentic human adventure brimming with challenges. The watchmaker is now onboard a project launched last year but which has already achieved an impressive track record. Experienced businesswoman and sailor Dona Bertarelli, together with her companion Yann Guichard, has set up a team that owns three multihulls, including the world\u2019s largest trimaran (40 meters). Aboard Spindrift 2,<\/em> the two skippers have already won the Rolex Fastnet Race and beaten the transatlantic Discovery Route record (from Spain to the Bahamas) by a full 20 hours. \u201cSpindrift Racing is a young team that brings together a team of professionals whose work has quickly borne fruit\u201d, says owner and co-skipper Dona Bertarelli. Passionate about sailing and performance, the couple has identified nine records it aims to tackle, backed by around 30 experts working to optimize these machines and undertake the sporting challenges that Zenith will be measuring. In 2014, the maxi trimaran will attempt to set a new North Atlantic crew sailing record as well as the 24-hour record. In November, Yann Guichard will be competing solo in the Route du Rhum (from Saint-Malo to Pointe-A-Pitre). Meanwhile, the couple will also be sailing with small crew under the Zenith banner in the D\u00e9cision 35 category, the Lake L\u00e9man \u201cFormula 1\u201d boats of which the championship (Vulcain Trophy) takes place from May to September. Dona Bertarelli will try to secure another win in the stellar Bol d\u2019Or Mirabaud race, Europe\u2019s largest regatta on a closed stretch of water \u2013 which attracts around 500 boats. The Mirabaud & Cie bank is indeed the main sponsor of Spindrift Racing. The synergies with Zenith will doubtless prove an attractive bonus. Zenith CEO Jean-Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Dufour enjoys sailing for pleasure, he already \u2018won\u2019 the Bol d\u2019Or last year via sponsorship of another multihull, Zenith Fresh<\/em>. Meanwhile, Mirabaud & Cie CEO Antonio Palma also scored a win in last summer\u2019s Bol d\u2019Or in the most\u00a0 fiercely contended class. This \u2018Lemanic\u2019 community of Bol d\u2019Or winners is now joining forces to make its mark on the history of offshore racing. In parallel, Zenith is also committing to another regatta circuit, the TP52, raced on the Mediterranean in carbon monohulls. When can we expect to see an El Primero with a regatta<\/p>\n

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