Vendée Globe

• 
  December 25. 2008 at 08:42
  Christmas Wishes: relief at the back, a better angle at the front
  
  Christmas is proving long and cruel for those between the Kerguelen Islands and Australia’s Cape ...
• 
  December 24. 2008 at 20:41
  Christmas, done and dusted for some, on ice for others.
  
  Michel Desjoyeaux says he has Christmas on ice, waiting until the weather is a little kinder, and taking the gift afforded by crossing the International Date Line yesterday, ...
• 
  December 24. 2008 at 18:54
  No rest for Christmas
  
  There is a distinct lack of festive cheer for the Vendee Globe fleet. Only the chasing pack, Armel Le Cleac'h and Vincent Riou are being given just what they want, strong favourable winds at the moment. ...
• 
  December 24. 2008 at 13:38
  Christmas cheer for the chasing pack?
  
  A less certain period for the leaders who are due to encounter some stronger headwinds for the next 24-36 hours which will make it tougher for them to get the 200 miles or so north to the gate, ...
• 
  December 24. 2008 at 09:30
  The Designers' views
  
  The collected thoughts of the Vendee Globe IMOCA Open 60 designers on attrition, reasons for failures and breakages.
• 
  December 24. 2008 at 08:21
  Losses cut
  
  The leaders had feared that the low moving down from New Zealand would cross their path, generating strong NE'ly or E'ly winds, if it slowed down ...
• 
  December 23. 2008 at 23:00
  23rd December - Christmas time's a-comin'
  
  Christmas, couples and New Zealand... You can watch today's race highlights by clicking here.  
• 
  December 23. 2008 at 20:51
  Number crunching
  
  Slowly but surely – if hurtling down Pacific Ocean rollers at 19 knots can be called ‘slowly’ — the miles are being eaten away.
• 
  December 23. 2008 at 17:55
  Tail lights in sight
  
  Michel Desjoyeaux has been in the fast lane since December 16, but it looks like the speed limit has just been reduced… Last night Foncia and Veolia Environment were slowed by a ridge ...
• 
  December 23. 2008 at 15:30
  Worlds apart... French skippers' update
  
  4,000 miles… and different worlds apart. The lead duo have been slowed by a high, the hunters behind are flying along at Mach 10, some skippers are preparing for Christmas, and others ...
• 
  December 23. 2008 at 09:39
  Gains and losses
  
  Looking at the times taken to pass the longitude of Cape Leeuwin, it is clear that the fleet has stretched out over the Indian Ocean.
• 
  December 23. 2008 at 08:11
  An opportunity at last?
  
  The group chasing Michel Desjoyeaux have been waiting for an opportunity to gain after the past few days’ drag race — could this be it?
• 
  December 22. 2008 at 22:30
  From the Indian to the Pacific
  
  After 43 days of racing, as Yann Eliès is taken ashore in Fremantle, the race goes on, but not in the same way for everyone. Marc Guillemot is tired. Jean-Pierre Dick uncertain about his ...
• 
  December 22. 2008 at 20:18
  A windy night for all
  
  Three low pressure zones stretching across the race course from front-runners to rear markers look set to ensure everyone has a windy night tonight. Those on the western edge are still skirting the ...
• 
  December 22. 2008 at 17:33
  Furious Fifties
  
  Leading pair plunge to 54 degrees South, and still pushing hard.. but finally there are some gains for chasing boats — as Le Cléac’h and Riou make up miles on leader Mich ...

Page : | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 |