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Summary of the weather in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe
2009.03.08 - As the Vendée Globe comes to an end, it is time to look back at this sixth edition and today, we examine the weather faced by those taking part in the ...
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A short Bermuda for Rich
2009.03.07 - In 1980 he was the youngest skipper to win his class in the Newport ...
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Downwind for Rich as he picks off the miles to Les Sables d'Olonne
2009.03.06 - Rich Wilson’s last weekend at sea on his Vendée Globe looks set to be quick and relatively productive as he finally rides favourable winds back ...
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Double tons
2009.03.04 - Ten knots boat speed this afternoon and 1230 miles from the finish, heading just north of east, things are definitely looking altogether ...
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Dinelli's double blow, Wilson finally brings the bow down for home
2009.03.03 - While Raphael Dinelli has not had to look for problems, breaking his boom yesterday and then last night sustaining what is believed to be a cracked rib, Rich ...
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Raphaël Dinelli suffers a broken boom
2009.03.02 - This afternoon between 12h00 and 13h00 (GMT), the boom on Fondation Ocean Vital broke. Raphaël Dinelli was sailing in a thundery low with winds between ...
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Two steps back one step forward but home run in sight
2009.03.02 - For Rich Wilson it is very much a case of two steps forward one and a half steps back today as he negotiates a very robust high pressure system dominating the ...
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And then there were three...
2009.02.27 - While the revellers who enjoyed the arrival of Steve White contemplate the typical ‘day after the night before’ effects, three skippers are still ...
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Steve White recalls and comments
2009.02.26 - Steve White seemed almost taken aback by his reception today. "I thought I would just be able to sneak in and go to the pub!" was the first thing he ...
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Steve White takes eighth place
2009.02.26 - Finally triumphing after a frustrating duel with the prolonged easterly headwinds in the Bay of Biscay, British solo skipper Steve White sailed his Open 60 Toe ...
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