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Day 4 - TF35 Malcesine Cup

2022-09-11

Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard's Spindrift wins the TF35 Malcesine Cup after a beautiful four-race day on Lake Garda. For the young crew onboard, this is their first win in the TF35 fleet, and helm Guichard couldn't have been prouder of his team's performance after the prizegiving: "We took the lead on the first day and kept it until the last day - that's an achievement", he enthused. 

"We were very fast with good starts and competitive with the best teams in the fleet. Yann (Jauvin) made excellent tactical calls, the team has done a great job on the performance side and some days it all just works. It was a perfect event for Spindrift".

Day 3 - TF35 Malcesine Cup

2022-09-03

Day three of the TF35 Malcesine Cup and the young crew onboard Spindrift continued to be the standout team winning both races in the unusually light, fickle breeze on the lake.

The day started promising classic Lake Garda conditions, but again, the southerly Ora wind failed to fill in as expected for the third day in a row. "A long day", explained Yann Guichard helm of Spindrift on the dock after racing. "We were not expecting the irregular wind, so it was not easy for the Race Committee to start races."

Day 2 - TF35 Malcesine Cup

2022-09-09

Storm clouds continued to postpone racing on day two of the TF35 Malcesine Cup. At the morning skipper's briefing, the seven TF35s were instructed to stay tied up at the dock to wait for the forecasted strong northerly Pelèr wind to abate in the afternoon, allowing the southerly Ora wind to kick in. At 1300 the teams headed out hoping to get some classic Lake Garda racing in, but this didn't happen as the northerly, boosted by the morning storm, continued to blow at 20knots and the teams returned to the safety of Fraglia Vela Malcesine.

Day 1 - TF35 Malcesine Cup

2022-09-01

It was a moody start to the TF35 Malcesine Cup as the bright, brisk, flat water conditions for which Lake Garda is famous were interrupted by the tail-end of a storm that rumbled over the Italian lake.

Day 2 - TF35 Mies

2022-06-05

WATCH the recap of the thrilling final day of racing at the TF35 Mies as Alinghi Red Bull Racing takes the win. 

Day 1 - TF35 Mies

2022-06-03

Day 1 highlights from the TF35 Mies.

Day 4 - REALSTONE CUP FOR LÉMAN HOPE

2022-05-22

After four days of racing on Lake Geneva in light conditions under sunny skies but with a far from straightforward meteorological picture to contend with, Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, has claimed the opening event win of 2022 season after scoring two bullets over the first two days.

Day 3 - REALSTONE CUP FOR LÉMAN HOPE

2022-05-21

Lake Geneva presented a challenging third day of racing for the TF35 as the light-to-no windforecast eventually rewarded the patience of the teams and perseverance of the race committee with one successful race.

Day 2 - REALSTONE CUP FOR LÉMAN HOPE

2022-09-27

After finishing at the bottom of the raking on day one, Frédéric Jousset's golden hulled TF35, Team SAILFEAVER, helmed by Frenchman Loïck Peyron, turned their fortunes around on the second day of the Realstone Cup for Léman hope taking place this weekend in Nyon.

Day 1 - REALSTONE CUP FOR LÉMAN HOPE

2022-05-19

After an hour of practice racing under brilliant sunshine on the sparkling waters of Lake Geneve, the seven TF35 teams had shaken off any winter dust that might have accumulated. They were ready for the Realstone Cup for Léman hope, the opening event of the TF35's 2022 season.

TF35 SEASON 2

2022-05-17

Seven teams will contest the TF35's second season with some of the sport's top athletes racing on the cutting-edge hydro-foiling catamarans.

Day 4 - TF35 Scarlino 2 highlights

2021-09-26

With an impressive eight-point lead Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc has dominated in Scarlino this week. Taking six wins out of nine races, their discarded fifth from day one the only blemish on a scoreline of first and seconds, "I'm very proud of my team, " Clerc explained.

Day 3 - TF35 Scarlino 2 highlights

2021-09-25

Another top of the range day off Scarlino, Italy, for the TF35 season final saw  Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing claim two bullets from three races, further extending their lead over the chasing pack.

Day 2 highlights - TF35 Scarlino 2

2021-09-24

At the halfway stage of the TF35 season final in Scarlino Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, has risen to the top of the leaderboard but is challenged at every move by Alinghi and Spindrift.

Day 1 highlights - TF35 Scarlino 2 - SPARKLING OPENING DAY TO TF35 FINAL

2021-09-23

As if easing the teams into the final decider of the inaugural TF35 season, Scarlino delivered a warm sea breeze between 6 - 11 knots, flat water and blue skies on the sparkling Tuscan coast for the opening day of racing.

Day 4 - TF35 Scarlino 1 highlights

2021-09-12

Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, triumphed at the end of a thrilling final day at the TF35 Scarlino Trophy. After four days of racing Clerc and the team were head-to-head with Alinghi until the last race in sparkling sunshine off the Tuscan coast.

Day 3 - TF35 Scarlino 1 highlights

2021-09-11

TF35 Trophy Principle Race Officer Benoit Deutsch picked his moment well today to get two thrilling races in, with the boats foiling upwind at 24knots in 16 knots of breeze, before the heavy mistral wind cut the day short.

Day 2 - TF35 Scarlino1 highlights

2021-09-10

A challenging second day for the seven TF35s in Scarlino started with an hour delay ashore as the moody overcast skies prevented the sea breeze from kicking in. When the racing got going, it was in an inconsistent six to eight-knot breeze with the mountainous Tuscan coastline and the island of Elba looming silhouetted in the background.

Day 1 - TF35 Scarlino 1 highlights

2021-09-09

The opening day of the TF35 Scarlino Trophy delivered everything the fleet had hoped for their first experience racing away from Lake Geneva: a steady 8-12-knot breeze and flat water under brilliant sunshine. Coming into the second half of the season the points are close across the overall championship standing. With a single point between leading boat Realteam Sailing and second-placed Alinghi, the rivalry was reignited on this opening day.

Day 2 - TF35 Mies highlights

2021-06-06

Watch the highlights from the final day of racing at the TF35 Mies as Realteam Sailing claim the victory.

Day 1 - TF35 Mies highlights

2021-06-04

In the hotly contested opening day of the TF35 Mies it was Alinghi who dominated.

Realteam Sailing winner of the TF35 Nyon

2021-05-16

Hear from Jérôme Clerc co-skipper of Realteam Sailing and winner of the TF35 Nyon.

Day 2 - TF35 Nyon highlights

2021-05-15

All the best shots from day 2 at the TF35 Nyon.

Day 1 - TF35 Nyon highlights

2021-05-14

Hear from Xavier Revil how Spindrift prevailed on day one in Nyon.

Spindrift helm Xavier Revil on the importance of keeping the TF35 flying

2021-05-02

It's a delicate task in light winds keeping the TF35 flying but the benefits in boat speed are well worth the effort.

Un retour sur le plan d’eau attendu avec impatience

2021-05-01

Le TF35 qui se monte en 4 jours demande une bonne préparation pour offrir le meilleur sur l’eau.

Loïck Peyron on the TF35

2021-04-30

French sailing legend Loïck Peyron gives his first impressions of the TF35

Light wind practice ahead of Opening Grand Prix

2021-04-29

A little snapshot from the start of practice race 1 today in Nyon, only 6-8 knots of breeze but still foiling upwind.

Welcome to OMEGA official timekeeper

2021-04-28

The TF35 Trophy is proud to announce its partnership with OMEGA as the Official Timekeeper for the tour.

introducing the TF35

2020-12-15

Racing for the first time on Lake Geneva the seven-strong TF35 fleet is the next generation in high performance foiling. 

After an intense design and development process throughout 2018-19, the innovative TF35's journey slowed in 2020, as events across the world were postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional time has been put to good use as the confirmed seven crews got to grips with their new racing machines. 

Zen Too training in Mar Menor

2020-02-06

Sneak peek: Guy de Picciotto's Zen Too training in Mar Menor

TF35 boat zero - Alinghi's first sail

2019-10-18

"The feeling, it's like skiing in powder, there is nothing but the vibration of the foils," Arnaud Psarofaghis, Alinghi.

9 knots of wind - 17 knots of boat speed foiling upwind, 23 knots downwind

2019-08-21

Our brief: design a boat that would fly in very light wind, to have electronic stability and that all the boats are exactly the same.

First flight boat zero

2019-08-20

The first day of sailing went far beyond expectation as in only nine knots of breeze the TF35 was comfortably foiling reaching 17 knots boat speed upwind and 23 knots downwind with a very stable flight.

TF35 the final preparation

2019-08-19

Here we go - the final preparation of boat zero before tomorrow's splash. 

The TF35 taking shape

2019-08-16

The rig is in and boat zero for the TF35 is taking shape ahead of her first splash.

Build of boat zero

2019-08-13

After two weeks of hard work the rig and sails are up on boat zero in preparation for test sailing later in the month.