Sailing Logic announce a three year race programme

By Sailing Logic Racing 10 Jan 2007 13:00

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Philippe Falle is to skipper a Tour de France 08 and Figaro 09 campaign

Including the Tour de France à la Voile and a Figaro campaign

Sailing Logic today announce a three year racing campaign which includes the Tour de France à la Voile in 2008 and ultimately a Figaro campaign with Philippe Falle as skipper, in 2009.

Sailing Logic is expanding their portfolio of campaigns over the next three years to include high profile international events. Three major events have been selected which will fulfil the company’s strategic objectives until 2010.

Philippe Falle will be defending his Fastnet class title this year with a new team of trainees aboard Sailing Logic’s Reflex 38, Puma Logic. Over the past two years Philippe and his teams aboard Puma Logic have won the Fastnet Race 2005 in class, the RORC Offshore Championships in IRC 1 as well as being 2nd in the non-stop Round Britain and Ireland Race, and the 2006 British Trials for the Commodores Cup.

During the 2007 season Sailing Logic will select a team of enthusiastic individuals from their various teams to join the 2008 Tour de France à la Voile campaign. Carrying on with their unique approach to race training, all the team will be amateur sailors that have joined Sailing Logic to learn to race and improve their overall racing skills.

The Tour de France à la Voile is an exciting race which attracts many of the best sailors in Europe. It is a race aboard Mumm 30 one-design yachts and provides a challenging mix of offshore racing around the coast line of France and action packed inshore regattas. The race will take one month and starts in Dunkerque at the beginning of July 2008.

Allie Smith, Managing Director of Sailing Logic claims ‘we are dedicated to providing our trainee race crews with new challenges and exciting campaigns at the highest level. It has been fantastic to watch the development of our teams over the past couple of years and we now need to push the boundaries further.’

Racing Director at Sailing Logic, Philippe Falle, comments ‘the Tour de France is a fabulous opportunity for us to push our teams harder. It is a huge challenge, racing the exciting Mumm 30’s and we have much to do to ensure that we run a competitive campaign. We are not just entering to compete; we are in the hunt for top results.’

Sailing Logic will also be supporting Philippe Falle’s Figaro 2009 campaign. Philippe has long since help a strong desire to compete in La Solitaire Afflelou le Figaro. This event is one of the toughest and most competitive single-handed offshore events in Europe. It attracts some of the best offshore sailors from around the world including former Vendée Globe and Route du Rhum race winners. The event is run annually during August using the one design Bénéteau Figaro, a thirty five foot fast and exciting pedigree race yacht. The event is split into various legs, visiting France, Britain, Ireland and Spain totalling over 1,800 Nm.

Sailing Logic will provide the platform to run a competitive British campaign. Philippe Falle says ‘I am hugely excited by the next three seasons of racing. This programme is a fantastic opportunity for our teams, Sailing Logic and myself to compete against some of the best sailors in the world. My time will be dedicated to the overall goal of eventually winning La Solitaire Afflelou le Figaro.’

More Information:

• Sailing Logic Racing website

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