After a day blasting around the Solent at 24-29 knots, Alain Thebault, L’Hydroptere skipper and world record holder talks to Matthew Sheahan about why his team are taking their extraordinary machine on a European tour and how this links with their dream to circumnavigate the world in 40 days.

We also speak to Synergy Team Russia skipper Karol Jablonski about sailing into the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy in La Maddalena, Sardinia, against eventual winners Emirates Team New Zealand. Plus Guy Salter comments on ICAP Leopard’s latest record attempt.

Shoretalk is produced in association with Gybe Talking, the Volvo sailing podcast.
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