http://www.vendeeglobe.org/ Unai Basurko's infos fr-FR Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:46:38 +0100 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8431/a-great-welcome-for-unai.html <p>After a long voyage back up the Atlantic following his retirement from the Vend&eacute;e Globe on the 7th December because of a damaged rudder, the Basque sailor Unai Basurko finally reached his home port of Getxo (Bilbao) late this morning. It was clearly an emotional time for the skipper of Pakea ... 2009-01-17 16:15:45 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8431/a-great-welcome-for-unai.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8115/unai-sets-sail-again.html <p>Una&iuml; Basurko (PAKEA BIZKAIA), who was forced to retire from the race on 7th December following rudder damage, made his way back up the Atlantic and had a short stopover in Cascais in Portugal. He set sail again this morning and is now heading for La Coru&ntilde;a in Galicia, NW Spain, which ... 2009-01-07 13:48:22 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8115/unai-sets-sail-again.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7818/unai-heading-for-portugal.html <p>After retiring from the race on 7th December, Unai Basurko (Pakea Bizkaia) is continuing to head up the Atlantic and is currently sailing off the Canaries. He now intends to stop in Casca&iuml;s in Portugal on 2nd January to spend a few days there, which will allow him to get some more fuel, rest ... 2008-12-29 18:24:19 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7818/unai-heading-for-portugal.html 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/6941/unai-s-adventure-continues.html <p>After retiring from the Vend&eacute;e Globe, Unai Basurko (Pakea Bizkaia) has decided to sail his boat home.&nbsp; If the weather conditions and the boat permit it, Basurko could reach Getxo in the middle of January.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Basque sailor estimates that with only one rudder he cannot exceed ... 2008-12-11 07:53:55 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6941/unai-s-adventure-continues.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6772/unai-basurko-forced-to-retire.html <p>Una&iuml; Basurko (Pakea Bizkaia) officially confirmed his retirement from the race at 12h34 UTC today due to the problem with his starboard rudder box.&nbsp; The Basque sailor does not believe this can be repaired at sea and he is therefore heading back northwards to pick up the trade winds.&nbsp; ... 2008-12-07 14:28:38 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6772/unai-basurko-forced-to-retire.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6535/watch-unai-at-work-in-his-cockpit.html <p>Among the new videos on display today on the website, some shots of Unai Basurko (Pakea Bizkaia), who is currently in 21st place, 938 miles from the leader, sailing in the South Atlantic at around the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope.&nbsp; To view this video click <a href="http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/media/videos/"><strong>here</strong></a>. ... 2008-12-02 15:53:37 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/6535/watch-unai-at-work-in-his-cockpit.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5988/who-dares-wins.html <p>Unai Basurko (Pakea Bizkaia) has opted for a route a long way to the east of the rest of the fleet.&nbsp; He is currently in 20th place, 385 miles from the leader.</p> <p>&quot;<em>I know it is risky because in this area the changes of the winds are very fast and unpredictable, but I have studied ... 2008-11-21 14:41:19 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5988/who-dares-wins.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5931/a-wash-and-shave-for-unai.html <p>You can see the latest video from Unai Basurko (Pakea Bizkaia), with his boat gliding along to the south-east of the Cape Verde Islands.&nbsp; Just click on the video in the media section.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;</p> 2008-11-20 12:38:42 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5931/a-wash-and-shave-for-unai.html