http://www.vendeeglobe.org/ Marc Guillemot's infos fr-FR Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:34:54 +0200 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9688/two-months-of-work-on-safran.html <p>Work on Safran is due to be completed in late April. She is undergoing what is described as an &quot;ordinary refit&quot;, apart from the repairs concerning the keel and mast. Her first keel was sent to a specialist company in Italy, where it will be fitted with a new head. Meanwhile, a new bulb ... 2009-03-12 08:52:49 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9688/two-months-of-work-on-safran.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9435/safran-going-home-tomorrow.html <p>Safran will be leaving les Sables d&rsquo;Olonne tomorrow (Friday) at 7h30 local time, towed behind the motor catamaran Royale, which will take her to La Trinit&eacute;-sur-Mer. She is due to arrive there in the afternoon after a delivery trip expected to last 7 to 8 hours in fine weather: flat ... 2009-02-19 16:46:03 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9435/safran-going-home-tomorrow.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9334/marc-s-first-words-at-the-finish.html <p><em>&quot;This is an incredibly emotional moment. There have been many great moments throughout the race, particularly those I spent alongside Yann Eli&egrave;s. After a voyage with so much emotion and excitement, my mind is full of memories. And I&rsquo;m going to be on the podium! I don&rsquo;t ... 2009-02-16 03:27:40 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9334/marc-s-first-words-at-the-finish.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9319/marc-guillemot-takes-third-place.html <p>To complete his first Vend&eacute;e Globe the skipper has had to sail for the final 1000 miles, since he was just to the NE of the Azores, with no keel. His keel dropped out of his boat on Monday 9th February and since then the skipper from La Trinit&eacute; has had to sail prudently but still managed ... 2009-02-16 01:33:33 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9319/marc-guillemot-takes-third-place.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9312/marc-guillemot-making-good-progress.html <p>In this evening&rsquo;s 19h00 (GMT) rankings, Marc Guillemot (Safran) was just 38.6 miles from the finish and has managed to maintain his lead over Brian Thompson (Bahrain Team Pindar), who is 36 miles behind the grey and orange monohull. The two boats are progressing at similar speeds, with a VMG ... 2009-02-15 20:07:22 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9312/marc-guillemot-making-good-progress.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9127/safran-has-keel-problem.html <p>While the damage for the moment remains unspecified it is known that on11th December, while Marc Guillemot was sailing at more than 20 knots towards the Kerguelen Islands, Safran had a collision with a sea mammal. <br /> This impact may have contributed to the problem he is experiencing today.<br ... 2009-02-09 11:32:12 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9127/safran-has-keel-problem.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8951/marc-on-the-attack.html <p>Marc Guillemot (Safran) talking to his shore team this morning about his decision to head further west to round the high:</p> <p><em>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t stand it any more, as we were really slamming. I was tense and stressed like never before, so it really gave me a headache. That&rsquo;s not ... 2009-02-02 18:17:35 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8951/marc-on-the-attack.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8639/day-75-a-race-within-the-race.html 2009-01-23 21:41:38 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8639/day-75-a-race-within-the-race.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8022/goodbye-pacific-hello-atlantic.html <p>Foncia is the first boat to exit the Pacific and enter the Atlantic Ocean &mdash; and begin the final climb north to the finish line.<br /> Mich Desj passed just a couple of miles off the coast of the fearsome landmark, reporting squalls of 35-40 knots, gusting 45, at around midnight in local, Chilean ... 2009-01-05 08:14:50 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8022/goodbye-pacific-hello-atlantic.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7750/marc-guillemot-explains-etc.html <p><em>&quot;I dropped the aluminium anchor and 15 m of chain and 15m of polypro cable. Once anchored, I climbed the mast and 20 minutes later, a huge disappointment to discover that what I had prepared wasn't going to work as the damage was much worse above and below. I think the mainsail must have ... 2008-12-28 08:38:42 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7750/marc-guillemot-explains-etc.html