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December 22. 2008 at 13:06
Chicken or egg? Thoughts from the French skippers…
When one speeds up, they all speed up… Desjoyeaux continues to play cat and mouse with his hunters, Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environment), Sébastien Josse (BT) and Jean Le Cam ... -
December 22. 2008 at 08:04
Hammer still down halfway, and Elies arrives in Australia
If there is a halfway point in the ever-changing line around the globe that the Vendée Globe skippers are tracking along, then with around 11,500 miles to go the leaders have now passed ... -
December 21. 2008 at 22:30
Daily report: Day 42
The leaders reach the halfway point, plus a chance rendezvous for some of the retired skippers... -
December 21. 2008 at 20:39
No white Christmas
The leaders continue to drag race towards the New Zealand gate this evening, newly moved north in order to bring the fleet away from the ice risk below the West Pacific and East Pacific gates ... -
December 21. 2008 at 17:06
Biding their time
The Southern Oceans have another mixed hand to deal the 18 skippers racing in the Vendée Globe. The route is clear ahead for leading four, with Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) still ahead ... -
December 21. 2008 at 12:54
All quiet - news from the French skippers
Very little movement at the front of the fleet, with Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) still leading Roland Jourdain by 60 miles. Seb Josse gained 10 miles since this morning’s early update, ... -
December 21. 2008 at 07:56
All out or reining back?
After the dramas of the previous few days, it’s been back to business as usual for many of the 18 remaining skippers in the Vendée Globe fleet. -
December 20. 2008 at 20:20
Doctor’s orders
Just what the doctor ordered… another 300-mile day for several of those in the top six, time to stretch away and leave the dramas of the past few days behind. -
December 20. 2008 at 18:02
Waiting to exhale
There was a collective sigh of relief across the Vendée Globe fleet this morning, with the news that Yann Elies, who had broken his left femur two days ago on Generali, had been successfully ... -
December 20. 2008 at 14:10
Relief all round: today's update from French skippers
The dominant news for all the skippers on today’s live radio broadcasts was the rescue of Yann Elies by the Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Arunta – visitors to the Vendée Globe headquarters ... -
December 20. 2008 at 12:34
Elies rescue successful
Yann Elies, the skipper of Generali who broke his left femur on December 18, has been successfully transferred to the Australian Navy’s HMAS Arunta, an Anzac Class Frigate. -
December 20. 2008 at 09:13
Into the Pacific
Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) found the Indian Ocean amenable, will the Vendée Globe leading skipper find the Pacific Ocean an easy promenade, or will his adversaries ... -
December 19. 2008 at 21:13
After the Indian rope trick, heading for the Pacific heights
Michel Desjoyeaux has cranked up the pace again on Foncia as he heads for the exit door, his Indian Ocean rope trick complete, ready to pass into the smoother Pacific. He was just 50 miles from the ... -
December 19. 2008 at 19:17
Day 40 in view
And here is the video review of Day 40 -
December 19. 2008 at 18:48
Arunta ETA advances; Desjoyeaux nears the Pacific
Favourable conditions mean that the Royal Australian Navy Frigate Arunta has improved her ETA by three hours to approximately 1100hrs GMT tomorrow when she should be approaching station to start the ...
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