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Groupe Edmond De Rothschild

  • Skipper

    Yann Guichard

  • Boat Sponsor

    Groupe Edmond de Rothschild

  • 2009 POSITION

    2nd

About the Sponsor

United in the destiny of the Franco-Swiss branch of the Rothschild family, the story of Gitana Team began in 1876 on the shores of Lake Geneva, and has continued ever since. Recent times have seen the successes of the Gitana multihulls on the racecourse - with a notable win in the famous Route du Rhum singlehanded Transat - and around the planet: the team moved inshore in 2009 with the Extreme Sailing Series.

About the Skipper

A very experienced offshore multihull sailor - having notably broken the Atlantic Ocean record with the Orange team in 2006 - Yann Guichard has also represented France in the Tornado class at the Sydney Olympics. On the water, Yann shows nerves of steel and consistency, and with two event wins and a second overall in 2009, places him among the favourites.

About the Team

Guichard is sailing once again with his 2000 Olympic helmsman Pierre Pennec, the multi-talented Hervé Cunningham, and new recruit Nicolas Heintz. Having won the opening event of the 2009 season in Venice and secured second place overall, Guichard’s men have proved extremely competitive right ‘out of the box’.

Team Links

http://www.group-edmond.com

http://www.gitana-team.com/

Crew List

Trimmer
Hervé Cunningham
  • 13-12-1972
Previous Experience

2nd Extreme Sailing Series 2009, Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, Volvo Ocean Race 2002, ISAF Keel Boat World Champion 1998.

Skipper
Yann Guichard
  • 23-05-1974
Previous Experience

2nd in 2009 Extreme Sailing Series, 4th in Tornado Class 2000 Olympics Games, Transat Jacques Vabre onboard Gitana 11, 2 times North Atlantic Record Crossing on Groupama and Orange.

Trimmer
Tomaz Copi
  • 02-07-70
Previous Experience

3 times Olympics, 2nd Worlds 470, 2nd Europeans 470

Tactician/ Trimmer
Pierre Pennec
  • 19-04-1977
Previous Experience

2nd in 2009 Extreme Sailing Series, 4th in Tornado Class 2000 Olympic Games, Grand Prix winner onboard Groupama multihull, 1st Route des Phares onboard Fujifilm.

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