http://www.vendeeglobe.org/ Loïck Peyron's infos fr-FR Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:44:17 +0200 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9162/messages-for-the-skippers.html <p>Visitors to this website, who have signed up for the special service in &laquo; The Locker &raquo; have been able to send messages to the skippers. Tens of thousands of messages have been received from around the world. In terms of popularity the rankings are rather different from the race rankings. ... 2009-02-10 15:40:18 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9162/messages-for-the-skippers.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7874/loick-spends-4h-in-australia.html <p>Three weeks after Gitana Eighty&rsquo;s dismasting in the Indian Ocean, Lo&iuml;ck Peyron arrived in Perth at 0845 this morning (local time) after sailing over 2800 miles under jury rig. After customs formalities, Lo&iuml;ck Peyron was able to join up with Dominique Wavre and Mike Golding. It was ... 2008-12-31 14:33:04 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7874/loick-spends-4h-in-australia.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7845/and-then-there-were-three-etc.html <p>Lo&iuml;ck Peyron is due to reach Fremantle tonight at the end of his long voyage under jury rig aboard Gitana Eighty. It will have taken him three weeks to cross the Indian Ocean since his boat was dismasted and he was forced to retire from the race. On his arrival he will be assisted by Dominique ... 2008-12-30 14:35:44 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7845/and-then-there-were-three-etc.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7597/loick-peyron-celebrating-christmas.html <p>Lo&iuml;ck Peyron continues to head towards Australia under reduced sail and is getting ready to open his Christmas presents. He has also treated himself to the special Christmas meal that was prepared for him by some top chefs. Meanwhile, ashore his team are busy preparing for his arrival. They ... 2008-12-24 14:54:22 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7597/loick-peyron-celebrating-christmas.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6985/the-options-are-weighed-up-by-loick-and-the-gitana-team.html <p>From the Gitana Team this evening:</p> <p>24 hours after Gitana Eighty dismasted in the Indian Ocean, operations to recuperate the monohull equipped by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild are taking shape. At the same time as these logistical aspects which are mobilising the members of Gitana Team, Lo&iuml;ck ... 2008-12-11 18:29:29 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6985/the-options-are-weighed-up-by-loick-and-the-gitana-team.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/6959/view-of-gitana-eighty-just-after-dismasting.html 2008-12-11 12:34:45 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/6959/view-of-gitana-eighty-just-after-dismasting.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6932/loick-talks-about-his-dismasting.html <p>This afternoon at 16h a special radio link was established with Lo&iuml;ck Peyron (Gitana 80), who explained the circumstances behind the dismasting of his boat.&nbsp; You can listen to this interview by clicking <a href="http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/media/audios/"><strong>here</strong></a> and ... 2008-12-10 18:46:58 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6932/loick-talks-about-his-dismasting.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6879/loick-goes-climbing.html <p>Lo&iuml;ck Peyron (Gitana 80) had been putting off climbing his mast to sort out a masthead lashing problem for several days, but explained to his shore team today that he has now managed to do that thanks to some calmer weather.&nbsp; &quot;<em>I canted Gitana Eighty over slightly so as to be more ... 2008-12-09 18:17:07 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6879/loick-goes-climbing.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6869/speed-in-the-southern-seas.html <p>In the latest video clips sent back from the southern seas , we get a good view of the fast conditions that Lo&iuml;ck Peyron (Gitana 80)&nbsp; and Dominique Wavre (Temenos) have been experiencing.&nbsp; As Lo&iuml;ck says &quot;The wind is starting to blow!&quot;&nbsp; To see the southern surf for ... 2008-12-09 14:50:37 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6869/speed-in-the-southern-seas.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6678/loick-teasing-his-friends.html <p><em>&quot;Today&rsquo;s conditions will favour me as I should continue to stay in the wind, whilst my friends will still be battling their way through the zone of high pressure. In theory however, I shall be doing the same thing in a few hours time with a considerable reduction in pace on the menu.&nbsp;After ... 2008-12-05 16:52:13 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6678/loick-teasing-his-friends.html