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Priority given to safety and reliability by the Imoca class
2009.04.19 - All of those involved in single-handed ocean racing had been looking forward to the IMOCA general meeting, which had to deal with the lessons learnt in the last ...
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What's Going On
2009.04.16 - Vendée Globe boats occasionally change hands and are sailed by other teams, once the round the world race is over. That is the case for Paprec-Virbac ...
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Hugo Boss back in the water
2009.04.15 - After a few months of work in Gosport (GB), the Open 60 Hugo Boss was put back in the water last week. Structural repairs were completed and the hull repainted. ...
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Paprec-Virbac 2 and Gitana Eighty sold to the Spanish
2009.04.08 - The two 60-foot sisterships, Paprec-Virbac 2 and Gitana Eighty, designed by the Farr team and built in New Zealand are about to become the property of the Spanish ...
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A new boat for Jean-Pierre Dick
2009.04.01 - Jean-Pierre Dick is already thinking of the 2012 Vendée Globe. He has announced that Paprec-Virbac is going to build a new 60-foot monohull, the third ...
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Thank you!
2009.03.16 - On the day after the arrival of the final competitor in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe, we would like to offer you our thanks.
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A look back at the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe
2009.03.16 - From 9th November 2008 to the 15th March 2009 - here is a brief summary of the major events in this sixth Vendée Globe, which was won by Michel Desjoyeaux ...
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Norbert Sedlacek on the pontoon and at his press conference
2009.03.15 - Four years ago, Karen Leibovici was the final competitor to finish the race in thirteenth place out of the twenty that set sail.
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Sedlacek: The Terminator, closes the Vendee Globe
2009.03.15 - Austrian sailors have made their mark in Olympic sailing in recent years, winning medals in the Tornado, windsurfer and Laser classes but Norbert Sedlacek set ...
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Norbert nearing the finish
2009.03.15 - Norbert Sedlacek, AUT, (Nauticsport-Kapsch) is set to finish the Vendée Globe solo round the world race this afternoon and ...
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