http://www.vendeeglobe.org/ Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty's infos fr-FR Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:05:17 +0100 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7473/what-happened-to-etc.html <p>Bernard Stamm and his Chemin&eacute;es Poujoulat are still aboard the Marion Dufresne, which is continuing her mission as supply vessel in the Indian Ocean. She is currently at Amsterdam Island, 750 miles north of the Kerguelens. They will be finishing their voyage in early January in St Denis ... 2008-12-22 08:46:25 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7473/what-happened-to-etc.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7211/jean-baptiste-retires-from-the-race.html <p>Jean Baptiste Dejeanty, the skipper of Groupe Maisonneuve, announced this morning, December 16, at 7H15, his decision to retire from the race.&nbsp; Problems of halyards and automatic pilots drove the skipper to make such a decision.&nbsp; The skipper is safe and is sailing towards Port Elizabeth, ... 2008-12-16 11:36:04 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7211/jean-baptiste-retires-from-the-race.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7011/a-shooting-star.html <p><em>&quot;I have just had my worst night since the start of the race... I struggled for hours in the night during the black and icy squalls trying to get the gennaker furled. I was afraid I wouldn't manage it. Once rolled up, it came unrolled and became a real mess. It even got tangled up with the ... 2008-12-12 09:57:04 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7011/a-shooting-star.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6986/the-indian-living-up-to-its-reputation.html <p><em>&quot;Air and sea temperature falling (to around 5&deg;C).&nbsp; The sea is very confused and tiring, tossing me all over the place.&nbsp; the wind is around thirty knots (which is about the average around here). Some waves ars so big that the boat goes from 10 to 22 knots in a few seconds. Not ... 2008-12-11 18:53:11 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6986/the-indian-living-up-to-its-reputation.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6851/dejeanty-discovers-the-south.html <p><em>&quot;It's the most astonishing thing that has happened to me in the race! After 23 days of racing (the longest I have ever raced) I have entered the south, which is smiling and sunny. Blue skies and calm seas, but the dark colours suggest a different mood!&nbsp; A few sea animals and lots of ... 2008-12-09 09:53:03 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6851/dejeanty-discovers-the-south.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6685/greatest-distance-in-24-hours.html <p>Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty (Groupe Maisonneuve) today sailed the greatest distance towards the finish.&nbsp; Over the past 24 hours, he covered 397 miles.&nbsp; This evening, he is in 21st place, 1302 miles from the leader. &nbsp;<br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p> 2008-12-05 20:04:34 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6685/greatest-distance-in-24-hours.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6653/where-are-the-brakes.html <p><em>&quot;Sorry but the conditions weren't really favourable for writing at the moment.&nbsp; Zooming along.&nbsp; there are times, when we would like to slam on the brakes and apply the handbrake!&nbsp; The weather conditions are ideal for us 25 - 30 knot winds and broad reaching, that helps.&nbsp; ... 2008-12-05 11:46:22 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6653/where-are-the-brakes.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6649/a-chance-encounter.html <p>Pete Goss, who finished 5th in the 1996 Vend&eacute;e Globe, is currently sailing from Cornwall to Australia aboard a replica of a traditional fishing lugger.&nbsp; He was surprised this week to spot the lights of an Open 60 off the coast of Brazil and after investigation discovered he was within ... 2008-12-05 09:29:44 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6649/a-chance-encounter.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/6463/the-39th-step.html <p>Those showing the way &mdash; Seb Josse (BT), Lo&iuml;ck Peyron (Gitana Eighty) and Yann Elies (Generali) &mdash; seem agreed on where they want to go, which is currently east. However, their tracks suggest a slightly different methodology for getting there: Josse&rsquo;s track is smooth, Peyron&rsquo;s ... 2008-12-01 08:05:03 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/6463/the-39th-step.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/6415/finding-a-way-out.html <p>For the leading bunch, the anticyclone which has dominated racing for the past days seems to finally be behind them, with the centre of the high currently to the north-east of the front group. Seb Josse (BT) is showing the exit route, currently heading on an easterly track, with Loick Peyron (Gitana ... 2008-11-30 08:22:19 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/6415/finding-a-way-out.html