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November 23. 2008 at 17:40
Peyron's lead steady, Delta Dore will head to Salvador
Jérémie Beyou faces a huge challenge as he heads for Brasil with damage to two upper spreaders on Delta Dore. When lying ninth in the Vendée Globe fleet very early this morning ... -
November 23. 2008 at 13:17
French Radio Vacations Summary
A summary of the French speaking skippers from Sunday's radio broadcast: Riou:' can see Le Cléac'h regularly, Le ... -
November 23. 2008 at 11:47
Another two in the bag for Gitana, Golding up to sixth
On the 1000hrs ranking Loïck Peyron has gained two more miles ahead of Seb Josse as the breeze continues to lift very slowly. Since last night the compass course of ... -
November 23. 2008 at 11:06
Delta Dore to make a pit stop to fix spreaders
Jérémie Beyou has been heading towards Brazil since 0800hrs GMT this morning, probably aiming for Recife, in order to make an unaided pit stop to inspect the damage to two spreaders on ... -
November 23. 2008 at 08:03
A rigid routine
For the leaders Sunday morning feels just like Saturday morning. The sounds on board at the same, the weather is the same, the wind angles are very similar, the routine is settled, the pace is close ... -
November 22. 2008 at 20:34
More than half the fleet into the southern hemisphere
Not much change up top, fourteen over the border, Doldrums still being cruel. -
November 22. 2008 at 18:10
Every mile counts
Pressing hard in the SE'ly trade winds there is little to choose between the top seven or eight boats, speeds are even, but Peyron is still making small gains -
November 22. 2008 at 13:44
A summary of the French Radio Vacs
From the French speaking radio vacations, live from the centre of a chilly, windy Paris this weekend: -
November 22. 2008 at 11:51
Applying the power
Ten boats into the Southern Hemisphere, next will be Brian Thompson and Dominique Wavre. Thompson's Bahrain Team Pindar is the speed king this morning, along with Mike Golding's Ecover 3. -
November 22. 2008 at 08:17
The song remains the same
THere are many different phenomena in the Southern Hemisphere, but the Peyron principle is still the same, hammer down, sail fast and keep the chasing pack behind. Gitana Eighty lead into the Southern ... -
November 21. 2008 at 20:42
The Peyron Posse Break for the Border
Tonight for the leaders it is just about straight lining it, on the breeze into the trade winds, slamming upwind, it is a very different game now. -
November 21. 2008 at 18:08
Life at a different angle
After the passage through the Doldrums, life for the well established Vendée Globe lead group takes on a new angle, heeling on the wind for a new speed test as they settle into trade ... -
November 21. 2008 at 13:00
Today's French radio session
Here is a summary of what was said during today's live link-up with the French-speaking skippers this lunchtime in Paris. ... -
November 21. 2008 at 11:32
Persistent Peyron and the Comeback Kids
Persistent Loïck Peyron passes into his second week at the head of the Vendée Globe pack, while the recovery of the only skipper to have broken the Gitana Eighty monopoly during that period, ... -
November 21. 2008 at 08:31
Setting the pace into the Southern Hemisphere
Moving in to increasing ESE’ly winds Loick Peyron is into his eighth day at the front of the Vendée Globe fleet on Gitana Eighty and looks likely to set the pace into the Southern Hemisphere ...
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