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2011

- Thomas Coville's single handed round the world on Sodébo
- Incidences grows: incidences Ireland, with Yannick Lemonnier former Figaro competitor; Incidences Germany with Albert Schweizer, a professional with 35 years of experience and Philippe Péché  experienced sailor with prestigious background officially becomes an agent for Incidences in Australia.
Super Yachts: " Wally 80 " RyoKan and Génie take the first 2 places in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
- Loïck Peyron on Bank Populaire pulverizes the time of the Record SNSM in 11h 48' 30 ".
 Round Britain Race: new records in their categories for Loïck Peyron's Maxi Banque Populaire V  bank and Marc Guillemot's saffron
- Transquadra: 1st Solo 100 % Incidences with Eric Lavalou on Morvran 6 (Mediterranean Sea).
Maxi trimaran Banque Populaire V and PRB wins the Fastnet Race in their categories
- Jérémie Beyou becomes double winner of the  Figaro singlehanded Race
- Jacques Vabre Transatlantic race  2011: victory of the 50 footer Actual skippered by Yves le Blevec
- Incidences at the heart of the America's Cup with Loïc Peyron's Energy Team in AC 45
- Jules Verne Trophy: Jean-Baptiste Levaillant and the crew of Banque Populaire V ) beat the record in 45 days 13 hours  42 minutes and 53 seconds.    
Two other records were added to this during the Jules Verne Trophy:      
Record for Equator / Equator in 32 days, 11 hours, 51 minutes and 30 seconds
Record for the  Indian Ocean Crossing (Cap des Aiguilles / South of Tasmania) in 8 days 7 hours  22 minutes and 15 seconds

2010

- Incidences La Rochelle, badly hit by the  Xynthia storm the 28th February

- Groupama 3 became the new holder of theJules VERNE Trophy in 48 days 7 hours 44 min 52 sec at an average speed of 18,76 knots. Improving by 2 days 8 hours 35 min 12 secs  the reference time set by Bruno Peyron on Orange II

- Record for the Mediterranean crossing by Banque Populaire V (Marseille to Carthage in 14 hours 20 minutes  34 secs) 

- Incidences put sails on Pangaea Expedition 2008 –2012 , Mike Horn's 105 ft sailing yacht, a modern day explorer

- Incidences made the fourth set of sails for « Douce France » - 42 m Catamaran

- La Route du Rhum – La Banque postale, full score card for Incidences  in this 2010 edition: Franck Cammas won the 9th edition.  

Category Ultime: 1st Groupama 3 – 2nd Idec – 3rd Sodebo – 4th Gitana 11 
Category Imoca 60 foot: 1st Veolia Environnement ( Incidences Main sail) – 2nd  Britair – 3rd Safran
Category  Multi 50: 1st Prince de Bretagne – 2nd  Région Aquitaine-Port Médoc

Beyond the sporting results, the longstanding collaboration between skippers and Incidences remains our most important victory

- Incidences in Ireland and in Germany: two new collaborations for the  Incidences Group with Yannick Lemonnier in Ireland and Albert Schweizer in Germany

2009
Michel DESJOYEAUX on Foncia wins his second Vendée Globe. The first five boats have sails from Incidences

Marc Guillemot and Charles Caudrelier Benac win on SAFRAN the 9th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre

The fastest boats on the planet, five crewed records have been beaten:

- Record for the North Atlantic crossing - Pascal BIDEGORRY - Trimaran BANQUE POPULAIRE V

- Record for the longest distance in24 heures - Pascal BIDEGORRY - Trimaran BANQUE POPULAIRE V

- Record for the Mediterranean crossing – Franck CAMMAS -Trimaran GROUPAMA III

- Two new world speed records - Alain THEBAULT - HYDROPTERE

51,36 knots averaged over 500 metres and 50.17 knots over one mile

- Singlehanded Francis JOYON sets the reference time between France /Ile Maurice on his Trimaran IDEC

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