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November 29. 2008
Dreaming not allowed
The alarm goes off. You are woken up suddenly. It does not even feel like you've had any sleep. What's going on? You automatically look at the instruments. Your course! That's not right. You're heading for Argentina! -
November 28. 2008
Blowing hot and cold
If we say that it blows hot and cold on the fleet in the Vendée Globe, we are not simply using a sporting metaphor. From this weekend, our round the world sailors, although in spring in the southern hemisphere, will be experiencing a dramatic ... -
November 27. 2008
Yves Parlier - Captain Storm
On 22nd November 1992, Yves Parlier set sail at the front of the 14-boat fleet taking part in the second edition of the Vendée Globe. Heavily shaken up by an angry Bay of Biscay, his Cacolac d’Aquitaine was dismasted two days later. ... -
November 26. 2008
Rodeo ride
It is dark outside. The road is poorly lit. There are no lights, not even the stars. When I say road, perhaps I should have said farm track. The best way of looking at it is to say that this is like racing straight across some ploughed ... -
November 24. 2008
St Helena and her demons
Consider an island with a surface area of not much more than 120 Km2 sitting almost 2000 kilometres off the coast of Africa and 3500 from Brazil. It made the ideal site for an open-air prison: the English realised its potential when they exiled Emperor ... -
November 23. 2008
That was the week that was 2
After a lively start, the second week of the Vendée Globe saw the boats enter real racing mode. The tightly packed group at the front is still led by Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) and since yesterday they have been sailing in the southern ... -
November 22. 2008
On the other side
It lasts for one fleeting instant, but it is something you look forward to. The seconds tick by. And then it happens. South replaces north on the GPS screen. You have crossed the Equator. You are in the other hemisphere. ... -
November 19. 2008
A legendary Vendée Globe boat
As the first boats approach the Equator, slowing through the Doldrums there is time to tell of a famous boat, the first winner of the Vendée Globe, Ecureuil d’Aquitaine, a 60-foot boat designed by the Bouvet/Petit team, which crossed ... -
November 19. 2008
The heat is on
All is quiet, but it is an oppressive silence, which engulfs you. A strange, deafening silence. Silence is said to help you rest, but here in the middle of nowhere, this silence is tiring and, for some, worrying. -
November 17. 2008
A few hours or a few days
The Inter-tropical Convergence Zone, usually referred to as the Doldrums by sailors – or Pot au Noir in French - is a weather zone that is extremely variable in its position from east to west and in its size from north to south. This strip located ... -
November 16. 2008
That was the week that was, Part 1
After a week of sailing, the leading boats, which are still grouped together, are already approaching the Cape Verde Islands. The storm at the start has led to four boats being forced to retire and Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty, the final sailor to return ... -
November 14. 2008
When the adrenaline slows down
Now that conditions have become more regular, they can relax a little. Just a little, as they must remain vigilant and awake. They immediately notice numb feelings, aches and the need to sleep, which had been forgotten since the start. ... -
November 13. 2008
Madeira
Lying on the trade route, the islands of Madeira are isolated in the Atlantic, 500 miles from Lisbon and 250 miles from the Canaries. These volcanic islands rise up to more than 1500 metres in height, affecting the wind, creating a lee which ... -
November 12. 2008
Back to the Start: History Repeats Itself
Each time the Vendée Globe has started in bad weather, boats have had to return to Les Sables. For some a pit stop was enough to get going again, while for others it was simply a premature end to their race. ... -
November 11. 2008
Simply the worst
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November 11. 2008
Meteo: the holy order is set?
The high that is building will offer an advantage to the leaders, who will, make good pace down the Portuguese coast, under gennakers Theoretically they probably will be some way off the coast, as they are aiming for Madeira. -
November 10. 2008
Cape Finisterre
The North-western tip of Spain well deserves its nasty reputation. Exposed to the vast reaches of the Atlantic, the jagged coastline affords few havens to run for shelter to and the weather conditions ... -
November 08. 2008
Tackling the Bay of Biscay
Leaving the Bay of Biscay in this wintery weather is often a relief for the Vendée Globe sailors, as the crossing down to the tip of Spain is far from a pleasant Sunday outing, especially when there are strong headwinds -
November 08. 2008
Pushing the envelope
For this sixth edition of the Vendée Globe, designers have moved up yet another level in terms of hull designs, ease of handling, deck layouts, the size of deck fittings, fine tuning the rig, developing appendages, scaling down internal fittings… ... -
November 07. 2008
The final countdown
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November 05. 2008
Spreading the word
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October 21. 2008
Powerful or light
With each passing edition of the Vendée Globe, the 60´ monohulls have made gains in terms of potential, thanks to a significant increase in their power: wider in the beam, with more canvas and more ballast, their performance has reached ...
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Flash infos
- 22/01/10 at 16:04 - Marc Emig hoping to take part ...
- 21/01/10 at 19:12 - Phil Sharp aiming for the Vendée ...
- 23/12/09 at 17:56 - A stormy crossing for Mike Golding's ...
- 23/12/09 at 12:08 - Sam and the stars of sport
- 23/12/09 at 11:57 - Conrad Humphreys taking part ...
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