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Sam Davies joins the Artemis team
2009.07.08 - Samantha Davies will be joining the Artemis Ocean Racing team for the next 6 months. Her co-skipper aboard Artemis Ocean Racing II for the Transat Jacques Vabre ...
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Five Vendée Globe heroes in the 2009 Figaro event
2009.06.23 - While awaiting the Transat Jacques Vabre this winter, five skippers from the last Vendée Globe – and among them some of the top names – have ...
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The new Akéna Verandas in the water
2009.06.17 - The new Akéna Vérandas monohull (ex PRB) was put back in the water yesterday morning in Port La Forêt in SW Brittany and will be out sailing ...
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Veolia Environnement back in the water
2009.06.09 - After four months of work, Roland Jourdain's red monohull was put back in the water yesterday. In spite of some windy conditions and the rain in Concarneau, ...
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The official 2008-2009 Vendée Globe book has just been published
2009.05.26 - The sixth edition of the non-stop single-handed round the world race, the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe, will be remembered for its many twists and turns. From ...
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120,000 people on the beach in Les Sables for the prize-giving ceremony
2009.05.24 - At 10.30 in the evening on Saturday, the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe skippers climbed one after the other onto the huge podium erected on the beach for the ...
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Arnaud Boissières at the helm of Vincent Riou's PRB
2009.05.19 - After being involved in the Vendée Globe on two occasions, Akena Vérandas announced today that they are continuing their sailing partnership alongside ...
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An exceptional show for the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe prize-giving ceremony
2009.05.15 - The 2008-2009 Vendée Globe prize-giving ceremony will be taking place on Saturday 23rd May on the main beach in Les Sables d’Olonne. It will offer ...
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Yann Eliès back in the saddle
2009.05.11 - Less than six months after his accident in the Vendée Globe, Yann Eliès is back sailing again and in excellent form. The skipper of Generali, ...
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Long refit for Veolia Environnement
2009.05.04 - By taking the decision to bring his Vendée Globe to an end in the Azores on 8th January, Roland Jourdain was choosing to look after his boat. Before ...
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