20 march 2013 /  Virbac-Paprec Sailing Team Press Release

VIRBAC-PAPREC 70 launched

“A new page is turned and a new challenge begins”. It is with these words and looking towards the new MOD70 being lifted by the crane that Jean-Pierre Dick referred to the launch of VIRBAC-PAPREC 70. A few weeks after finishing the Vendée Globe, the skipper from Nice will now continue in its wake on three hulls. This season will be a learning one with a team as  pleasant as they are talented.

How do you feel JP?
“When I see this new boat, I feel great pride. This feeling reminds me of when my first Virbac-Paprec was launched in 2003. I love these transitions, these moments when you start out on a new adventure. Multihull sailing with a crew demands other skills. It is going to ba a challenge and I will have to learn fast.”

What is the programme?
“The next days will be used to discover VIRBAC-PAPREC 70. We are going to slowly raise the pressure by training regularly before the first race: the Grand Prix Guyader in Douarnenez. I am surrounded by very skilled people. I like them all. We are going to learn to know each other at sea, and to be strong together. It is my wish that this project be of high human value!”

 Programme:

• Grand Prix Guyader: from 3 to 6 May 2013/ Crew-manned race in Douarnenez
• Armen Race: from 9 to 12 May 2013/360 mile offshore race starting at La Trinité-sur-Mer
• Route des Princes: from 9 to 30 June 2013/ Crew-manned race round Europe/5 legs: Valence - Lisbon - Dublin - Plymouth - Morlaix
• Transat Jacques Vabre: from 3 November 2013/Double-handed transatlantic race between Le Havre and Itajai (Brazil)
  

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Major sponsors: Virbac and Paprec
Official partners: Conseil Général des Alpes-Maritimes – Aigle – Galettes St Michel - ABC Arbitrage
Club partners: Altana - Flytrans - Valtus Transition - One2Team - Abbakan - Solution Numérique

Virbac: Veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory exclusively for animal health.
“Team spirit, entrepreneurial resolve, innovation, surpassing oneself, etc. Apart from the positive values conveyed by top-level sailing, Jean-Pierre Dick demonstrates huge human qualities and perfect technical mastery. This philosophy corresponds point by point to that of the Virbac group. Our commitment alongside him, therefore, serves our goal completely: the promotion of the veterinary profession and animal health.” Eric Marée, CEO of the Virbac group.

Paprec: First French independent recycling group.
“The top-level sailing practised by Jean-Pierre involves major technical innovations and a large amount of courage and intelligence. Innovation is central to the development of the Paprec Group, which, in 15 years, has become the leader in recycling in France. Sailors love the sea, one of the earth's essential elements on a planet which we simply must not pollute. The Paprec Group also participates in the struggle to keep the planet clean “ Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, CEO of the PAPREC group.