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The Vendée Globe presented in London
2011.11.11 - Dee Caffari, Brian Thompson, Steve White, Oscar Mead, Phil Sharp and the Scottish sailor, John Mackay attended a meeting in London organised by the Vendée ...
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A new look website
2011.11.10 - With a new design, making it even easier to find your way around, the Vendée Globe website is undergoing a revolution and has a completely new appearance. ...
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5 questions for Bruno Retailleau, President of the Saem Vendée
2011.11.10 - With one year to go to the start of the next Vendée Globe, Bruno Retailleau, President of the Saem Vendée and the Vendée Council, has ...
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Double-handed transatlantic race: the situation halfway through the race
2011.11.10 - The first week of racing was certainly testing for the competitors in the double-handed transatlantic race between Le Havre and Puerto Limon (Costa Rica). After ...
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Michel Desjoyeaux looks at the new boats
2011.10.31 - What does Michel Desjoyeaux think about the latest generation of IMOCA monohulls, which have been built for the next Vendée Globe? We asked the twice ...
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Javier Sansó setting out in the 2012 Vendée Globe
2011.10.26 - It is official. Javier Sansó will be lining up at the start of the next Vendée Globe aboard a boat in the colours of his sponsor, Acciona. She ...
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An Italian to compete in the Vendée Globe
2011.10.25 - The Franco-Italian skipper Alessandro Di Benedetto announced this morning that he will be lining up at the start of the next Vendée Globe on 10th November ...
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Akena in the starting-blocks in Le Havre
2011.10.24 - Arnaud Boissières will be competing in the double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre starting from Le Havre next Sunday with Gérald Véniard, whom ...
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11 Vendée Globe skippers in the double-handed transatlantic race
2011.10.20 - Out of the thirteen monohulls that will be setting sail in the Transat Jacques Vabre on 30th October from Le Havre, 11 will be sailed by skippers that will be ...
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A titanium keel for Safran
2011.10.14 - For the first time a Vendée Globe boat is benefit from a keel made of titanium, which is aimed at improving reliability and hydrodynamic performance. ...
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