http://www.vendeeglobe.org/ Vincent Riou's infos fr-FR Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:56:10 +0200 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9569/prb-back-in-brittany-tomorrow.html <p>After setting sail from Ushua&iuml;a on 31st January on board the Russian cargo vessel Peter R&ouml;nna, Vincent Riou's monohull will be back in Brittany tomorrow. She is due to be unloaded tomorrow evening at around 20h. From first light the next day, PRB's shore team will take her from Lorient ... 2009-02-27 19:59:27 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/9569/prb-back-in-brittany-tomorrow.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8273/prb-moored-in-ushuaia.html <p>As expected, PRB was towed into Ushuaia yesterday evening (GMT) and was able to moor up. Jean le Cam, met up with his wife and they are due to fly back to France shortly. Vincent Riou will follow later in the week once a few of his team are ready to take over from him. The goal is to bring PRB ... 2009-01-11 18:48:07 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8273/prb-moored-in-ushuaia.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8096/fourth-time-lucky-riou-describes-le-cam-s-rescue.html <p><strong>Vincent Riou (PRB):</strong> Jean Le Cam is doing fine, after what was probably a most difficult experience. A few hours ago the rescue wasn't certain.&nbsp; Le Cam's boat partly filled with water, so he was in the bow. Riou waited with Armel throughout the day to make sure they were there ... 2009-01-06 21:53:24 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8096/fourth-time-lucky-riou-describes-le-cam-s-rescue.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8095/special-radio-session-with-vincent-and-armel.html <p>At 20h10 (UTC) you will be able to hear us talking (in French) to Vincent Riou and then at 20h20 (UTC) to Armel Le Cl&eacute;ac'h.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will bring you a summary of what they say later this evening</p> 2009-01-06 21:07:10 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8095/special-radio-session-with-vincent-and-armel.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/7951/glad-to-be-leaving-french-skippers-update-etc.html <p>The tough pace is taking its toll on both boats and skippers, with several boats suffering sail damage and tiredness creeping up on many &mdash; not for the ever-cheerful Sam Davies (Roxy, GBR), however, who continues to enjoy the Southern Oceans with Roxy posting the fastest average speeds between ... 2009-01-03 12:51:01 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/7951/glad-to-be-leaving-french-skippers-update-etc.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7611/greatest-distance-over-24-hours.html <p>Over the past 24 hours, Vincent Riou (PRB) currently in sixth place, 379.4 miles from the leader, sailed the greatest distance towards the finish.&nbsp; Between 19h yesterday and this evening, he covered 380.9 miles.<br /> &nbsp;</p> 2008-12-24 20:08:40 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7611/greatest-distance-over-24-hours.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/7547/worlds-apart-etc-french-skippers-update.html <p>Honours for the fastest boat on the course have transferred from Mich Desj&rsquo;s Foncia to Armel Le Cl&eacute;ac&rsquo;h on Brit Air, putting 440.5 miles under the keel in the past 24 hours. News from Armel and other French skippers in today&rsquo;s live radio broadcast&hellip;<br /> <strong>-3rd ... 2008-12-23 15:30:03 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/7547/worlds-apart-etc-french-skippers-update.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7509/greatest-distance-over-24-hours.html <p>Over the past 24 hours, Vincent Riou (PRB) currently in sixth place, 485.1 miles from the leader, sailed the greatest distance towards the finish.&nbsp; Between 19h yesterday and this evening, he covered 368.3 miles.<br /> &nbsp;</p> 2008-12-22 19:58:54 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7509/greatest-distance-over-24-hours.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7496/no-quiet-christmas-eve-ahead.html <p><em>&quot;We're going to be fairly fast over the next 24 hours. There are some strong winds forecast. But it's not going to be much fun. We shall be at 120&deg; to the wind, with the ballast in place to improve stability. The boat will be heeled over with water everywhere in the cockpit. We're ... 2008-12-22 17:14:57 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7496/no-quiet-christmas-eve-ahead.html http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7125/vincent-s-worries.html <p><em>&quot;My foot is still handicapping me.&nbsp; I had to go out on the bow to hoist some sail and I rested on it.&nbsp; I'm going to have to be careful, if I don't want things to get worse again. I'm still limping and it hurts if I rest on it.&nbsp; So when the others were under spinnaker, I made ... 2008-12-14 16:48:00 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/7125/vincent-s-worries.html