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Vendée Globe
Leading the Vendée Globe, Michel Desjoyeaux on his 60 foot monohull FONCIA rounded Cape Horn (Chile) at 0310 UT this Monday 5th January. As such Michel has taken 56 days 15 hours and 08 minutes to reach Cape Horn and round the last of the great capes to be left to port after that of Good Hope (South Africa) and Leeuwin (...)
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Vendée Globe
Jonny Malbon, racing onboard Artemis Ocean Racing II in the Vendée Globe – Single-Handed Round the World Yacht Race, today took the hard decision to retire from the event. Until only days ago the British skipper, 34, who was participating in his first Vendée Globe, had been confident of completing the gruelling 24,000 mile (...)
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2008 SeaSailSurfers
On December 3rd, Michel Desjoyeaux wasback in the top 10 of the Vendée Globe, 3 weeks after his second start from Les Sables d’Olonne. At the end of the month, he is the leader. Mich’Desj is the SeaSailSurfer of December.
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Sébastien Josse reports first-hand what happened when BT was knocked-down by a wave in the Southern Ocean..."Two nights ago I was in the centre of a big low pressure with around 46 knots and big gusts of 50-55 knots plus snow Snow #snow . During the night a big wave catch the boat and put the mast on the water at around 120 degrees close (...)
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Vendée Globe
At 1100 UK time, Sam Davies aboard Roxy was in 8th position, 1,515 miles from race leader Michel Desjoyeaux aboard Foncia. The first non french sailor in the round the world yacht race takes time to send her daily log with a photo of her "Mum’s Christmas Cake is Always Best" (...)
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Vendée Globe
Here are some photos of Yann Eliès’ rescue by the crew of The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta.
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Vendée Globe
Yann Elies, the skipper of Generali who broke his left femur on December 18, has been successfully transferred to the Australian Navy’s HMAS Arunta, an Anzac Class Frigate.
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Vendée Globe
ECOVER 3, skippered by Briton Mike Golding, dismasted at 0647hGMT this morning 830 miles south of Cape Leeuwin, Australia, while leading the Vendée Globe.
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Vendée Globe • D32
Week 5 of the Vendée Globe has seen Jonny Malbon on Artemis Ocean Racing II continue his march south, passing through the Kerguelen Ice Gate and dropping below 45°S. It has been an eventful week for Jonny sighting his first iceburg, a monster at over 400 metres, on his solo voyage around the world, as well as twisting his ankle in heinous (...)
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Vendée Globe • D19
BT took the lead of the 2008 Vendée Globe passing Loick Peyron (Gitana Eighty) late morning: "We are really close to Gitana with Loick - I see him this morning and I think we pass him but we have to wait for the next position report," reported Seb. As the 1500 position report came through it confirmed Sébastien had taken the lead. Peyron has (...)