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The French Sailing Federation (French: Fédération Française de voile, FFV) is recognised by World Sailing as the governing body for the sport of sailing in France.
The Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and Jean-Michel Barrault [br; fr; la]. [1] The unique character of the race, the presence of great solo sailors and its being open to amateurs, has made it one of the most cherished races in French sailing.
Le Griffon (French pronunciation: [lə ɡʁifɔ̃], The Griffin) was a sailing vessel built by French explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in the Niagara area of New York in 1679. Le Griffon was constructed and launched at or near Cayuga Island on the Niagara River and was armed with seven cannons.
Damien Seguin (born 3 September 1979 in Briançon) is a French sailor. He is a paralympic champion and was a nominee for World Sailing - World Sailor of the Year Awards . [ 1 ] With sailing no longer on the Paralympic agenda, he has pursued offshore yacht racing, competing in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe , a solo round-the-world race.
This is a list of French ships of the line of the period 1621–1870 (plus some from the period before 1621). Battlefleet units in the French Navy (Marine Royale before the French Revolution established a republic) were categorised as vaisseaux (literally "vessels") as distinguished from lesser warships such as frigates (frégates).
Bernard Moitessier (April 10, 1925 – June 16, 1994) was a French sailor, most notable for his participation in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the first non-stop, singlehanded, round the world yacht race.
Rieuse, a 26-gun oar-assisted frégate légère (1674–1698). Boudeuse, of Louis Antoine de Bougainville.. This article is a list of French naval frigates during the Age of Sail, from the middle of the 17th century (when the type emerged) until the close of the sailing era in the middle of the 19th century.
Isabelle Autissier (born 18 October 1956) is a French sailor, navigator, writer, and broadcaster. She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition (BOC Challenge 1990–91). Based in La Rochelle since 1980, she is also a writer and honorary president of World Wildlife Fund-France.