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Get ready, get training or just simply come along to enjoy the spectacle. It’s the high season for the Longtze. The Longtze European Tour and the Longtze Student Cup have started. For the latter, it is stage 2 with the Course Croisière Edhec on this weekend. Then, the two circuits will be reunited for the Grand Prix de l’Ecole Navale. And that will take place in Brest, Brittany within the magnificent surrounds of the Crozon peninsula…perfect for a weekend away, in the sun! For those who are still hesitant about the Longtze, the evidence of its success is mounting. The network of owners is growing, more and more are falling for the Longtze, not only in France but also in our European neighbour countries with a special mention for the Swiss and the Germans. As for sponsors, Lufthansa remains faithful to its 2009 engagement and is sponsoring the Longtze Student Cup for 2010. You will find all the
information on our next meet in this newsletter as well as Class
news. See you very soon.
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Longtze Student Cup : Set sail for la Course Croisière Edhec : 17 to 24 April, Brest, France
The 2nd stage of the Longtze Student Cup, the Course Croisière Edhec, will be held at the end of the week. This is a not to be missed event in student sailing, with 3000 students, 160 boats, and 20 nationalities taking part. After the Hydro’s Cup in Marseille in March, the Longtze Student Cup fleet sets sail for Brest, for a great week of sailing. Read more Grand Prix de l'Ecole Navale 13 to 16 May 2010(Brest, France)
The meeting point between the Longtze European Tour and the Longtze Student Cup, the Grand Prix de l’Ecole Navale, will take place at Brest in France from the 13 to the 16 May. Read more Words from the owners, the Longtze network at the heart of EuropeThe network of Longtze owners is developing in Europe with France, Switzerland and Germany leading the pack. Jean-Michel Germa, President of the Wind Company, a French pioneer of wind energy, was seduced by the Longtze and has just bought one. Read more
Longtze Premier with Racing Sails : 28 652 € without Tax – ex- factory. Boat fully equipped and ready for sailing with Harken deck hardware, Lewmar hatch, carbon reinforced keel with lead ballast, carbon rudder, carbon tiller and tiller extension, carbon mast and boom, Dyform standing and running rigging, hiking straps, carbon prod piece.Transport Costs (customs duty included) for delivery at Le Havre or Marseilles : 2 267 € per boat. Longtze Premier with Racing Sails Package EUR 30,919 without VAT / 36 980 € including Tax. Check out our videosOwners Guide on video, and also
texts and photos showing how to get the best out of your
Longtze are available online : Click
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all the videos of the Longtze European Tour 2009 : Click here
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The Longtze Premier : a technological jewel, the height of simplicity, a competitive price and a very uncommon silhouette… A small jewel of technology, this sportboat is the result of a design by Steve Thomson, a New Zealand naval architect, and was developed and readied by the America’s Cup team “Le DEFI”. Perfectly equipped, easily managed, ultra modern styling, the Longtze Premier has quickly been acknowledged on the European and Asian sailing waters. Developed for sailboat racing, LONGTZE Premier combines the excitement of sailing a dinghy with the security of a small keelboat. It offers exhilarating sailing for experienced racers in as much as beginning sailors.
Specifications : Length: 6,80m - Width: 2,57m - Draft: 1,80m – Carbon Mast Length: 11m - Racing Mainsail: 20,6m2 - Code 1 Racing Jib: 13,4m2 – Asymmetrical Racing Spinnaker: 58,5 m2 – Hull Weight: 260 kg – Keel and bulb weight: 300 kg.