http://www.vendeeglobe.org/ Arnaud Boissières's infos fr-FR Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:10:08 +0200 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9484/pictures-of-cali-finishing.html <p>You can view the pictures of Arnaud Boissi&egrave;res finishing aboard Akena V&eacute;randas in the media section. There are pictures of the finish, as he sails into the harbour, arrives at the pontoon and climbs on to the podium, as well as of his press conference. To view the pictures <a href="http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/media/photos/">just ... 2009-02-22 21:54:21 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9484/pictures-of-cali-finishing.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9479/reaction-from-the-president-of-akena-verandas.html <p>Christophe Chabot, Pr&eacute;sident of Ak&eacute;na : <em>We intend to carry on with improvements from one Vend&eacute;e Globe to the next. Arnaud is an incredible lad and I'm pleased to see so many people out for him. He is aware of the luck he has and is always in a good mood. Nothing has been ... 2009-02-22 16:25:07 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9479/reaction-from-the-president-of-akena-verandas.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9472/arnaud-boissieres-finishes-seventh.html <p>A teenage dream came true today. At the age of seventeen, he was present with his father at the start of the first Vend&eacute;e Globe in 1989. It was a trip to Les Sables d&sup1;Olonne to see the first Vend&eacute;e Globe heroes and to forget the leukaemia, which had been discovered six months ... 2009-02-22 15:17:51 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9472/arnaud-boissieres-finishes-seventh.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9474/arnaud-at-the-line.html <p>And Arnaud Boissieres takes seventh place in the Vendee Globe punching the air and looking just deliriously happy, crossing at 14h35m 50s GMT</p> <p>Jumping feet into the air, jubilation and relief, and his mum and dad are smiling broadly, blowing kisses to Arnaud.</p> 2009-02-22 15:35:06 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9474/arnaud-at-the-line.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9473/final-minutes-etc.html <p>And the skyline of Les Sables becomes more recognisable now as Cali is able to pick out all the familiar landmarks and buildings, Arnaud can't wait to finish now. He has just climbed the baskstay a little to get a better vantage point to find the South Nouch buoy and the line...two miles from the ... 2009-02-22 15:25:59 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9473/final-minutes-etc.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9471/approaching-the-finish.html <p>And Arnaud has done everything the media could want over the last six miles, he has been to the end of the bowsprit and flapped his arms like a seagull, and is waving and dancing for his big spectator boats which are laden with Akena guests ready for his perfectly timed and choreographed arrival. ... 2009-02-22 15:17:33 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9471/approaching-the-finish.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9470/alongside-cali-live-coverage.html <p>Thirteen miles from the line and we are alongside Arnaud with his mum Francine and his dad Bernard on the media boat with us. He looks relaxed and happy making a perfect approach, carefully targetting the line under full mainsail and gennaker. The breeze is probably 9-11 knots and he is making 8-10 ... 2009-02-22 14:34:14 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9470/alongside-cali-live-coverage.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9407/so-what-is-your-eta-cali.html <p><em>&quot;So Arnaud what is your ETA ? You must be in a hurry to finish, now that the rankings are more or less decided? How does it feel to see the others finishing? </em></p> <p><em>A nice day of sailing, with a fine breeze that got up after 18 hours of calm. Under gennaker, surfing along at ... 2009-02-18 08:21:34 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9407/so-what-is-your-eta-cali.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8988/cali-across-the-equator.html <p><em>&ldquo;At 18H43 GMT on 3rd February, I went from one hemisphere to another; from the south to north. Physically nothing changed, but I really felt like I could see that imaginary line on the horizon. This evening to celebrate I opened a jar of duck p&acirc;t&eacute; and a bottle of champagne ... 2009-02-04 07:51:24 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8988/cali-across-the-equator.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8421/arnaud-back-in-the-atlantic.html <p><em>&quot;Yesterday will remain an extraordinary day for me; I arrived off Tierra del Fuego in a breeze, then squalls with 50-knot winds and after that the skies cleared enabling me to see the snow capped mountains (magical!). The wind then eased off and I found myself with no wind and had to carry ... 2009-01-17 08:44:15 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8421/arnaud-back-in-the-atlantic.html