Sywoc
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The Student Yachting World Cup
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
, a French engineering school, seeing the world's best student sailing teams confront each other in a week-long series of races.
In 2006 and 2007, more than 12 countries participated, including Japan, Portugal, Italy, USA, England, Scotland and Germany.
History
The Student Yachting World Cup (former Course de l'Europe) has been organized since 1979 by students at the École PolytechniqueÉcole Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
. Each year, the best sailing teams from universities all around the world meet and compete in thrilling yacht races.
When the race was created in 1979, only a few European countries participated. Other teams have joined in, from Eastern Europe, Japan, the United States or Australia, thus making it a real World Cup.
Every year, the SYWoC takes place in a large French harbour (earlier editions have taken place in Lorient, Royan, Marseilles, La Trinité, Toulon ...), around All Saints' Day.
The 2006 Edition took place in Lorient
Lorient
Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis...
, France, from 28 October to 4 November. 13 teams participated, and after a week of thrilling races, and as memorable parties, Ireland, with its Trinity College of Dublin team, won.
The 2007 Edition took place from 27 October to 3 November 2007 in the port of La Rochelle
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
, France. The team of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland) won after one week of races.
SYWoC 2008
The 2008 Edition has taken place from October 25 to November 1, 2008 in the port of La Trinité-sur-MerLa Trinité-sur-Mer
La Trinité-sur-Mer , is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.It is located east of Carnac. The town is primarily a port, with a seaside quay dotted by numerous seafood restaurants...
, in the Morbihan County, France.
11 crews attended this event, coming from the USA, Japan, Norway, Scotland, Ireland, England, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, and two were from France. After 15 races of tough sailing, the Cork Institute of Technology won the cup, leading by one point in front of il Centro Universitario Sportivo Milano from Italy. Solent University, from Englang, also won the special AGPM Trophy for inshore races.
Past winners
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1980 |
University of Bologna, Faculty of Engineering |
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1981 |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
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1982 |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
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1983 |
Helsinki University of Technology |
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1984 |
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholhm |
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1985 |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
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1986 |
Aston University, Birmingham |
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1987 |
Aston University, Birmingham |
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1988 |
Ecole Polytechnique |
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1989 |
Lund Institute of Technology |
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1990 |
University of Rhode Island, Kingston |
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1991 |
Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim |
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1992 |
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen |
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1993 |
University of Portsmouth |
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1994 |
Åbo Akademi University, Turku |
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1995 |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
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1996 |
INSA Lyon |
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1997 |
INSA Lyon |
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1998 |
Institute of Engineering Science, Montpellier |
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1999 |
Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen |
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2000 |
University of Strathclyde |
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2001 |
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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2002 |
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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2003 |
University of Strathclyde |
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2004 |
University of Southampton |
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2005 |
No SYWoC organized |
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2006 |
Lorient Lorient Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis... |
Trinity College, Dublin |
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2007 |
La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
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2008 |
La Trinité-sur-Mer La Trinité-sur-Mer La Trinité-sur-Mer , is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France.It is located east of Carnac. The town is primarily a port, with a seaside quay dotted by numerous seafood restaurants... |
Cork Institute of Technology |
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2009 |
Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... |
CUS Milano |
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2010 |
La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Southampton Solent University |
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