Vendée Globe

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  February 11. 2009 at 08:45
  Less than a Fastnet for Sam
  
  In the moderate downwind conditions they have been enjoying the differences in speed between Sam Davies’ Roxy and Marc Guillemot’s doubly handicapped Safran have not been too great.
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  February 10. 2009 at 17:55
  Sam says Sunday, computer says go north Marco
  
  Marc Guillemot is making a decent job of keeping close to Sam Davies this afternoon making a steady 11 knots while Roxy has slowed a little, between 10 and 11 knots
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  February 10. 2009 at 08:25
  When slow is good
  
  After losing his keel yesterday Marc Guillemot will be satisfied to settle for a slow finish in lighter winds which will be kinder to his predicament on Safran.
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  February 09. 2009 at 18:52
  Safran carries on with no keel
  
  Marc Guillemot’s Vendée Globe has been the most laden with very unexpected challenges and widest spectrum of emotions of any skipper left in the race. Now the skipper from La Trinité ...
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  February 09. 2009 at 11:32
  Safran has keel problem
  
  This morning at 5h40 GMT, Thierry Brault, head of Marc Guillemot’s shore team rang the Vendée Globe Race Directors to inform them of a keel problem aboard Safran.
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  February 09. 2009 at 08:07
  A small Roxy return
  
  Marc Guillemot’s advantage over Sam Davies has been cut by 17 miles last night after a consistent, but hard night for both skippers in third and fourth places respectively.
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  February 08. 2009 at 18:25
  The pink rocket back in orbit
  
  After her losses yesterday, a time when, seeking to stay at optimum power, she worked through her sail inventory and her reserves of stamina Sam Davies is back pacing Marc Guillemot for the meantime, ...
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  February 08. 2009 at 17:08
  Day 91 in resume
  
  Day 91 in resume
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  February 08. 2009 at 08:31
  Toe in the Water back in the North, Safran at the Azores
  
  Steve White crossed back into the Northern Hemisphere in the early hours of this morning on Toe in the Water as he continues with a comparatively straightforward Doldrums crossing.
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  February 07. 2009 at 17:55
  A three year flight to success
  
  After the cool, calm delivery of Michel Desjoyeaux just over five and a half days ago to win his second Vendée Globe, Les Sables d’Olonne welcomed the rookie with a bite, Armel Le Cléac’h, ...
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  February 07. 2009 at 17:55
  Day 90 resume
  
  Day 90 resume
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  February 07. 2009 at 17:01
  Armel le second, in profile
  
  His nickname came from crew in First Class 8 in the 1990’s, and it stuck after finishing second in the 2000 Figaro Saint Nazaire leg. His strength is his tenacity ...
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  February 07. 2009 at 10:02
  Brit Air lands second in Les Sables d'Olonne sunshine
  
  Breton race rookie Armel Le Cléac'h crossed the finishing line of the Vendée Globe this morning (Saturday 7th February) at 08H41’35”GMT, after a net race time of 89 days 9 ...
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  February 07. 2009 at 07:53
  Nothing left to go, Brit Air nears the line
  
  In terms of the overall Vendée Globe course Armel Le Cléac’h was but a stone’s throw from this finish this morning, 20 miles to go at 0600hrs GMT and set to celebrate a great ...
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  February 06. 2009 at 20:56
  Day 89
  
  Day 89 round up.....Sam's problem, Armel's damage, and Guillemot in good winds

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