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The Majestic failed, but eventually achieved the goal on a westbound voyage between 30 July and 5 August 1891, with an average speed of 20.1 knots (37.2 km/h; 23.1 mph). [7] Majestic held the honour for a mere two weeks, as Teutonic completed a crossing on 19 August with a speed of 20.35 knots (37.69 km/h; 23.42 mph).
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The La Transat en Double formally known as the Transat AG2R and the La Transat en Double is a two-person transatlantic race which is held biannually in one design Beneteau Figaro boats. The present iteration being the Beneteau Figaro 3 .
RMS Majestic was a British ocean liner working on the White Star Line’s North Atlantic run, originally launched in 1914 as the Hamburg America Liner SS Bismarck. At 56,551 gross register tons , she was the largest ship ever operated by the White Star Line under its own flag and the largest ship in the world until completion of SS Normandie in ...
The 2008 Transat race was named after its sponsor, Artemis. On Thursday 15 May, Frenchman Michel Desdoyeaux ( Foncia ) had to retire from the race after a collision with a whale. Sebastien dosse ( BT ), who was leading, had to retire owing to damage to the mainsail carriage on Saturday 17 May, leaving Vincent Riou ( PRB ) take the lead on the ...
The Dassault MD.750 (Mirage 6000 or Mega Mirage or Spectre) was a single-seat twinjet tailless delta interceptor aircraft concept developed by Dassault Aviation beginning in 1958 and being periodically reworked through the 1960s.
Mirage is a name given to several types of jet aircraft designed by the French company Dassault Aviation (formerly Avions Marcel Dassault), some of which were produced in different variants. Most were supersonic fighters with delta wings .
The Transat New York Vendée - Les Sables d'Olonne is a solo transatlantic race aboard IMOCA 60 monohulls. It is part of the IMOCA Globe Series circuit. It is part of the IMOCA Globe Series circuit. The 3,100 nautical miles route starts in New York City and finishes in Les Sables-d'Olonne , Vendée Region, France.