Poupon

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="11e924263.jpg"> <div> <B>Fleur Australe II</B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Poupon sailed the original 12m aluminium "Fleur Australe" to Anatartica for three seasions in 1994-95,  1995-96 & 1997-98 Visiting the Falkland Islands,</I></div> <div> <I>South Georgia & South Shetland Islands, as well as the Antarctic Peninsula</I></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=75 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>   |   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U>home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id352.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archive data"><U><B><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><A HREF="id285.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jeanneau Expansion"><U><B><IMG SRC="0440e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id293.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="East Anglian Sea School"><U><B><IMG SRC="0450e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=405 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="91940403.png"> <div> Poupon</div> <bR> <div> Jeanneau has joined forces with Philippe Poupon, sailor and ocean</div> <div> racer, in the "Fleur Australe II" project, a 19m sailboat especially</div> <div> designed for ocean voyages in the Southern Ocean, with the mission to</div> <div> explore factors concerning the global environment.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="b0f1b840.gif" border=0 width="283" height="388" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> In his new role, Philippe will once again become technical consultant to</div> <div> Jeanneau. Recently, during sea trials of the new Sun Odyssey 45, he was able to bring valuable insight, from the point of view of an experienced sailor, in</div> <div> regards to long-term ocean cruising .</div> <bR> <div> Also, Philippe will be contributing to a special column in the new Jeanneau owner's newsletter. He will be giving specific advice about safety on board.</div> <bR> <div> This alliance builds upon earlier liaison between Poupon and Jeanneau</div> <div> when Philippe Poupon's claimed victory in Jeanneau built "Fleury Michon IX" </div> <div> classic 1988 C-Star event.</div> <bR> <div> He also acted as technical adviser in the late 1990's  in the development of the  Philippe Briand designed Sun Fast 36.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>