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July 08. 2009 at 16:12
Sam Davies joins the Artemis team
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 will be the French sailor Sidney Gavignet. ... -
June 23. 2009 at 08:36
Five Vendée Globe heroes in the 2009 Figaro event
While awaiting the Transat Jacques Vabre this winter, five skippers from the last Vendée Globe – and among them some of the top names – have decided to do battle this summer in the ... -
June 17. 2009 at 11:29
The new Akéna Verandas in the water
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 today in her new colours. Arnaud Boissières ... -
June 09. 2009 at 10:27
Veolia Environnement back in the water
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, the launch ran to schedule. It was with ... -
May 26. 2009 at 22:00
The official 2008-2009 Vendée Globe book has just been published
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 the Atlantic to the voyage in the southern ... -
May 24. 2009 at 13:00
120,000 people on the beach in Les Sables for the prize-giving ceremony
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 official prize-giving ceremony for this ... -
May 19. 2009 at 17:45
Arnaud Boissières at the helm of Vincent Riou's PRB
After being involved in the Vendée Globe on two occasions, Akena Vérandas announced today that they are continuing their sailing partnership alongside Arnaud Boissières. The firm ... -
May 15. 2009 at 12:25
An exceptional show for the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe prize-giving ceremony
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 another opportunity to applaud the thirty ... -
May 11. 2009 at 16:47
Yann Eliès back in the saddle
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, who let it be known from the outset that ... -
May 04. 2009 at 22:25
Long refit for Veolia Environnement
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 starting a refit, he needed to examine the ... -
April 19. 2009 at 16:47
Priority given to safety and reliability by the Imoca class
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 Vendée Globe, which meant some ... -
April 16. 2009 at 17:35
What's Going On
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 2 and Gitana Eighty, soon to be flying ... -
April 15. 2009 at 11:12
Hugo Boss back in the water
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. This week Alex Thomson's shore team ... -
April 08. 2009 at 09:00
Paprec-Virbac 2 and Gitana Eighty sold to the Spanish
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 FNOB, the Barcelona Ocean Racing Foundation, ... -
April 01. 2009 at 22:16
A new boat for Jean-Pierre Dick
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 of the name. She will be constructed ...
Flash infos
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- 28/07/09 at 16:04 - Alex Thomson to take part in ...
- 24/07/09 at 11:44 - Team Pindar up for sale
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