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December 10. 2008 at 08:46
Formation flying
730 miles west of the Kerguelen Islands the top ten remain very much in formation as Sebastien Josse’s position in the north of the leading pack has given him an advance of about 8.8 miles overnight ... -
December 09. 2008 at 21:04
A salve and a stew
While the distances to the leaders are still significant, it will certainly feel a whole lot better this evening for that chasing middle group on the Vendée Globe. ... -
December 09. 2008 at 20:26
Tuesday video summary
Tuesday video summary ...see it here. -
December 09. 2008 at 18:39
The waiting room
A naturally occurring spell of respite for the leaders who have been sailing slower is contrasted with the speeds of the mid-fleet chasing pack who are ripping through the Indian ... -
December 09. 2008 at 13:21
Summary of the French speaking radio vacs
Crickets? Not disturbed by Mich Desj? Beard growth? Queen and U2? A bit like a hangover? All in a day's chat for the French radio vacs. -
December 09. 2008 at 12:38
A desolate land
Not the best of mornings for the Brit chicks Sam Davies and Dee Caffari who have both recently lost their long held places. Sam is not giving up without a fight but has lost out to Bernard Stamm on ... -
December 09. 2008 at 08:15
Catch up time
Lighter winds, slower speeds are the order of the day for those at the head of the Vendée Globe fleet. -
December 08. 2008 at 21:10
Tipping the balance.
The balance is tipping again as the leaders slow and those in pursuit are blessed with the better breeze. -
December 08. 2008 at 20:00
Monday's video summary
See Monday's video summary here -
December 08. 2008 at 18:43
A strategy of prudence
The speed tables alone show that the gaps are widening between the leaders and the groups of different boats in pursuit as the leaders still hold on to a decent westerly breeze. As Jean-Pierre Dick ... -
December 08. 2008 at 17:04
The Cape Times
It took Sébastien Josse 26 days 19 hours 38 minutes, or 2 days 17 hours and 20 minutes more than Vincent Riou four years ago to reach the Cape of Good Hope. While it is still possible to imagine ... -
December 08. 2008 at 14:01
Nothing comes easy at the front of the fleet, JP's Sunday
Gains do not come easily for Jean-Pierre Dick in the south. The Nicois skipper told today’s radio vacations today of a difficult Sunday yesterday when he spent four ... -
December 08. 2008 at 13:18
French speaking skippers-Today's summary
JP's Paprec-Virbac had it rough yesterday, Jojo's BT nightclub, Peyron's library, Mich' Desj on his pace....what the French speaking skippers had to say today -
December 08. 2008 at 08:23
Dick leads Southern Ocean diehards
His route furthest south continues to pay a regular return for Jean-Pierre Dick (Paprec-Virbac) who is now 43.7 miles ahead of Roland Jourdain (Veolia-Environnement) who gained overnight ... -
December 07. 2008 at 21:02
How high can he go?
As Jean Pierre Dick leads by 29 miles tonight fastest in the fleet are Loïck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) and Mike Golding (Ecover 3) racing less than ten miles apart ...
Flash infos
- 19/02/09 at 08:11 - Norbert a week from the Equator ...
- 19/02/09 at 07:49 - Rich finds the trade winds
- 18/02/09 at 18:15 - Breakfast for Dee and Sam
- 18/02/09 at 08:19 - So what is your ETA, Cali?
- 18/02/09 at 07:45 - Rich out of the low pressure-system ...
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