Vendée Globe

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  March 07. 2009 at 17:19
  A short Bermuda for Rich
  
  In 1980 he was the youngest skipper to win his class in the Newport to Bermuda Race. This afternoon, less ...
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  March 06. 2009 at 16:00
  Downwind for Rich as he picks off the miles to Les Sables d'Olonne
  
  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 towards the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne ...
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  March 04. 2009 at 19:51
  Double tons
  
  Ten knots boat speed this afternoon and 1230 miles from the finish, heading just north of east, things are definitely looking altogether rosier for Rich Wilson on Great ...
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  March 03. 2009 at 18:06
  Dinelli's double blow, Wilson finally brings the bow down for home
  
  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 Wilson has finally managed to bring his ...
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  March 02. 2009 at 20:31
  Raphaël Dinelli suffers a broken boom
  
  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 35 and 40 knots, leading to a very heavy, ...
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  March 02. 2009 at 12:07
  Two steps back one step forward but home run in sight
  
  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 North Atlantic.
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  February 27. 2009 at 13:12
  And then there were three...
  
  While the revellers who enjoyed the arrival of Steve White contemplate the typical ‘day after the night before’ effects, three skippers are still on course and making steady progress. ...
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  February 26. 2009 at 18:32
  Steve White recalls and comments
  
  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 said when he reached the dock in Port ...
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  February 26. 2009 at 13:40
  Steve White takes eighth place
  
  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 in the Water across the finish line in ...
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  February 25. 2009 at 18:04
  Crikey! Am I nearly there yet?
  
  Steve White is due in to Les Sables d’Olonne on Thursday morning and after a battle with the Bay of Biscay’s contrary easterly ...
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  February 24. 2009 at 17:42
  A Finisterre fright for White and Sedlacek struggling with the Doldrums
  
  Steve White, GBR, (Toe in the Water) had a close encounter with a cargo ship last night which he admits was a little too close for comfort as he sailed in busy shipping traffic off Cape Finisterre. ...
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  February 23. 2009 at 18:13
  Fighting the angles
  
  Steve White is fighting the angles today as he beats upwind to try to make best time to the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne to secure eighth place in the Vendée Globe. White has 434 miles ...
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  February 23. 2009 at 09:48
  Steve's slog and Norbert's mast concerns
  
  For Steve White this morning boat speeds are still perfectly decent, over 8 knots, but the frustrating statistic is his VMG which is only 4.3 knots over night. ...
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  February 22. 2009 at 18:10
  Cali says I don't believe I have done anything extraordinary
  
  Here is a round up of what Arnaud Boissieres had to say on the dockside, on the podium and in his press conference
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  February 22. 2009 at 15:36
  Arnaud Boissières finishes seventh
  
  At 14h35'50" GMT today (Sunday 22nd February) Arnaud Boissières, the skipper of Akena Vérandas, crossed the finish line of the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe in seventh place after ...

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