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Virbac Paprec 3 from Auckland to Panama
2010.07.15 - After 6500 nautical miles (12,038 km) sailed between Auckland and the entrance to the Straits of Panama, Jean-Pierre Dick and his crew reached land a few days ...
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Where have all the boats gone?
2010.06.16 - Some are not yet out of the yard, while others are already sailing. Some are circling Spain, while others are getting ready for the SNSM Record. Time to take ...
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The Azores
2009.01.26 - Discovered by an Arab serving King Roger II of Sicily in 1154, the Azores were colonised by the Portuguese in 15th Century, after they had been visited by the ...
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On the fast track
2009.01.23 - In the Northern Hemisphere, just as in the Southern Hemisphere, the trade winds offer the high speed routes around the edges of high-pressure areas, forming ...
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Islands in the sun
2009.01.19 - A Brazilian environmental protection area, which is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the islands of Fernando de Noronha are in the path of the Vendée ...
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The lighthouse at the end of the world
2009.01.09 - After sailing around the Antarctic, the competitors in the Vendée Globe have to round Cape Horn and then a few miles further on, pass the tip of Patagonia, ...
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The Horn, a novel idea
2009.01.05 - There are those who have been there, and those that merely dream of it. In any case, Cape Horn continues to fascinate readers and writers. Fictional and factual ...
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Global warming and Icebergs: pouring cold water on some preconceived ideas
2008.12.26 - Around Antarctica, there are said to be an increasing number of icebergs. People say they are moving further and further north and global warming is widely ...
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Way down south
2008.12.12 - As Titouan Lamazou called it, the Land of the Shadows inspires fear and fascination at the same time. This grey and desolate universe, hundreds or even thousands ...
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Man smart, woman smarter
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