http://www.vendeeglobe.org/ Norbert Sedlacek's infos fr-FR Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:45:52 +0100 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9742/norbert-back-in-austria-today.html <p>After finishing in Les Sables on 15th March after 126 days of sailing, Norbert Sedlacek is due to receive a hero's welcome in Austria today. His plane should arrive in Vienna at 12h50 today and a crowd is expected at the airport in Schwechat to welcome home the sailor, who finished in eleventh place ... 2009-03-23 09:20:49 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9742/norbert-back-in-austria-today.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9724/sedlacek-the-terminator-closes-the-vendee-globe.html <p>After 126 days 5 hrs 31 mins and 56 secs at sea Sedlacek crossed the finish line off Les Sables d&rsquo;Olonne at 17hrs 33 min 56 secs GMT, the delighted soloist - who started his sailing career on a six metres boat on the shallow waters of Vienna&rsquo;s Neusiedler See as leisure diversion from ... 2009-03-15 18:05:52 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9724/sedlacek-the-terminator-closes-the-vendee-globe.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9696/dinelli-and-sedlacek-expected-this-weekend.html <p>Dinelli has been making good speed again during Friday afternoon, over eight knots with less than 160 miles to go to. He should finish during mid afternoon and can get into the legendary channel to return to his home port at around 1600hrs local time where he is assured of a huge welcome. Having ... 2009-03-13 16:04:58 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9696/dinelli-and-sedlacek-expected-this-weekend.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9661/norbert-feeling-upbeat.html <p><em>&quot;I just passed a container ship just 300 metres away. The AIS showed it was there and the alarm was triggered, but the distances are not being calculated. All of the plugs are rusty, so I think there's a loose contact. But the main thing is the alarm is working. At 7h30 this morning I ... 2009-03-10 08:56:07 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9661/norbert-feeling-upbeat.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9565/and-then-there-were-three-etc.html <p>For a skipper who had been at sea for 109 days White prevailed well into the evening, his capacity for porridge and golden syrup replaced by a steady thirst for another golden liquid, enjoying the low key attention and spending time with all the well wishers who were keen to meet the eighth place ... 2009-02-27 13:12:15 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/9565/and-then-there-were-three-etc.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9551/norbert-back-in-the-north.html <p><em>&quot;I crossed the Equator at 01:29 GMT. Now I have to sail upwind in the NE'ly trade winds. There are around 1700 miles to sail to reach an imaginary waypoint to the west of the Azores, to get around the Azores high. After that it will be straight for Les Sables d'Olonne.&quot;</em></p> <p>Norbert ... 2009-02-27 08:36:21 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9551/norbert-back-in-the-north.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9462/diesel-stink.html <p><em>&quot;Today I inspected the diesel tanks and pumped 55 l diesel. I had to do it by hand as the electric pump flooded. By the end the hand pump was leaking, so I had to try to clean everything up, as the stench of diesel inside is dreadful. I also began to clean my fruit cans. I have around ... 2009-02-22 08:40:46 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9462/diesel-stink.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9422/norbert-a-week-from-the-equator.html <p><em>&ldquo;Hello to everyone in snowy Europe,<br /> I&rsquo;ve had some good conditions today enabling me to make progress northwards. We covered a very decent 206 miles towards the finish and I hope that will continue, as that will mean I should be at the Equator in the middle of next week. Spent ... 2009-02-19 08:13:17 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9422/norbert-a-week-from-the-equator.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9202/hurricane-force-gusts.html <p><em>&quot;Last night was one of the hardest of the race. The forecasts were for winds of around thirty knots. Between midday and one in the morning I had some extremely violent winds with hurricane force gusts. It was a barometric low that caused the wind to shift from east to north-west to south-west. ... 2009-02-12 10:16:31 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9202/hurricane-force-gusts.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8958/psychological-warfare.html <p><em>&ldquo;Well, I&rsquo;m totally becalmed! Just a few puffs now and then with the boat drifting at 1.5-2.5 knots south-eastwards. It&rsquo;s really hard having to leave the sails up as they are flapping, so I&rsquo;m worried about them. The cracking, rustling, dragging and clinking, when you ... 2009-02-03 08:00:06 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8958/psychological-warfare.html