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US-SAIL-FRANCE-L’HYDROPTÈRE DCNS
L’Hydroptère DCNS, the fastest yacht on the planet, which arrived in California in July in a bid to secure the Transpacific Record (Los Angeles - Honolulu), sets the record around the legendary San Francisco Bay on August 31, 2012. Alain Thébault of france, designer and skipper of l’Hydroptère DCNS, and his crew, Jean Le Cam, Jacques Vincent, Yves Parlier, as well as several other sailors, were the first to establish the San Francisco Bay nautical mile speed record (1,852 kilometres), covering the distance at an average speed of 37,5 knots (or 69,5 km/hr), making her first mark in this iconic bay that sweeps California. AFP PHOTO / Erik S. Simonson == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / Erik S. Simonson" / NO SALES / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==
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San Francisco, California, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Erik S. Simonson |
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4 Septembrie 2012 |
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