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Vendee Globe: Leader Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) heads north after hugging South American coast
Jan 5, 2009 7:47 PM
Smooth seas, easy sailing, even some sun: skippers across the fleet were reporting a respite in conditions today, but it has to be said, not all of th...
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) is round Cape Horn
Jan 5, 2009 9:59 AM
At 0310 this morning (UTC), leader Michel Desjoyeaux on Foncia rounded Cape Horn after 56 days, 15 hours and 08 minutes of racing — a little fas...
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) could be at Cape Horn early on Monday
Jan 2, 2009 10:07 AM
Sam Davies, GBR, (Roxy), complained that there was not much wind during the night, while 2000 miles ahead of her, Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) is back i...
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) looks to be making something of an escape
Dec 28, 2008 9:12 PM
While Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) looks to be making something of an escape at the head of the fleet at the Western Pacific gate, Canadian Derek Hatfie...
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Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux on Foncia suffers squally weather and cross seas
Dec 27, 2008 10:14 AM
“A less messy Pacific Ocean and a steadier wind” is as believable as Father Christmas! The Pacific Ocean has decided to set a different ...
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) still ahead, but cannot shake off Jourdain, Josse and Le Cam
Dec 21, 2008 6:50 PM
Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) found the Indian Ocean amenable, will the Vendée Globe leading skipper find the Pacific Ocean an easy promenade, or will h...
Vendee Globe: Leading group pick up the pace, Foncia now 60 miles in front
Dec 20, 2008 7:49 PM
There was a collective sigh of relief across the Vendée Globe fleet this morning, with the news that Yann Elies, who had broken his left femur two da...
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) and Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) enter Pacific
Dec 20, 2008 9:43 AM
Overnight both Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) and Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) passed the symbolic 147 degree E line between the Indian Ocean an...
The unstoppable Foncia freight train
Dec 17, 2008 5:51 PM
Suggestions that Michel Desjoyeaux might ease off now that he has seized the Vendee Globe lead seem empty rhetoric for the moment, as he is taking on ...
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New : No holding Foncia
Dec 17, 2008 8:30 AM
The gang of four have now broken away from the chasers with a gap of more than 200 miles developing between Jean Le Cam and Armel Le Cléac'h. J...
Newswire : Activities available on Foncia
Dec 7, 2008 7:23 AM
"As for the routine activities on Foncia, we have several on offer an a few workshops: bailing out the bilges, foot massage, stock-taking, as I'm...
Newswire : Record speed for Foncia
Dec 5, 2008 7:20 AM
Message from Foncia sent this morning at 03h30:
«It's fun, when we're sailing quickly, although the waves weren't much good for surfing. T...
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux going well and fast on Team Foncia
Nov 28, 2008 10:35 PM
The days are proving to be much of a muchness as regards the heeling angle and the progress made along the course. The fleet are ticking off the miles...
Newswire : The leaning power of Foncia
Nov 24, 2008 7:10 AM
"It's true that if you don't like leaning over all the time, you shouldn't be in a monohull. If you like surfing along the waves, you need ...
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux & Foncia now gunning for Marc Guillemot on Safran
Nov 21, 2008 9:14 PM
Last Friday and 647 miles behind the leader, Michel Desjoyeaux was positioned in 16th place; this Friday 21st November he is 273 miles behind leader L...
Newswire : Message from Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia)
Nov 16, 2008 7:32 AM
"The night time is the time to get some sleep too. In spite of being tossed around. The sea is all over the place, so the boat is finding i...
Newswire : Message from Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia)
Nov 15, 2008 9:00 AM
"Hi everyone,
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux focusing on Foncia making headway
Nov 14, 2008 8:52 PM
Michel Desjoyeaux on his monohull, FONCIA, is making headway to the south, bound for the archipelagos of Madeira, the Canaries and then Cape Verde. He...
Dépèche : Foncia de retour au port des Sables
Nov 11, 2008 1:15 AM
Michel Desjoyeaux et Foncia ont regagné le ponton des Sables d'Olonne à 00h45.
Vendee Globe: Michel Desjoyeaux to return as Foncia has leak in ballast system
Nov 10, 2008 5:49 PM
The skipper of Foncia has just announced to the race directors that he is returning to port with electrical problems after a leak in his ballast syste...
Vedndee Globe: Safran leads, Dee's 7th & Foncia makes the u-turn
Nov 10, 2008 3:02 PM
It may have been a tough, physical first night for the 30 skippers who started the Vendée Globe in Les Sables d’Olonne yesterday but a maliciou...
Vidéo / Michel Desjoyeaux nous fait visiter Foncia
Oct 29, 2008 12:01 PM
New Pictures Published
Oct 11, 2008 12:46 PM
New Picture Published
Jul 31, 2008 5:59 PM
New Picture Published
Jul 22, 2008 7:41 PM
New Picture Published
Jul 16, 2008 4:08 PM
America's Cup: Alinghi starts multihull training, in Lorient, with Foncia & Banque Populaire
Jun 27, 2008 12:04 PM
Alinghi, Defender of the 33rd America’s Cup, begins the next phase of training towards a possible multi-hull Deed of Gift Match in 2009 and s...
New Picture Published
Jun 16, 2008 11:18 AM
Bol d'Or Mirabaud: Tight competition between Okalys, Alinghi, Foncia and Ladycat
Jun 13, 2008 10:24 AM
This weekend more than 500 sailboats will be taking part in Europe's largest lake regatta -- the Bol d'Or Mirabaud presented by Girard-Per...
Artemis Transat: Wednesday update, Foncia home safely
May 21, 2008 11:05 AM
Now leading the race, Loick Peyron has to cope with the new "lifestyle" imposed by the presence of Vincent Riou, whom of course cannot take part in an...
IMOCA 60 Foncia hit by whale
May 16, 2008 5:00 PM
Michel Desjoyeaux, skipper of the IMOCA 60 monohull Foncia, has been forced to retire following a collision with a whale.
Foncia Out Of Artemis Transat
May 16, 2008 1:00 PM
Race favourite Michel DESJOYEAUX is out of the Artemis Transat, forced to retire following a collision with a whale.
Video / Grosse déception de Michel Desjoyeaux
May 16, 2008 10:44 AM
Foncia hits whale, retires from Artemis Transat
May 16, 2008 12:08 AM
Michel Desjoyeaux, skipper of the Foncia was forced to retire from the Artemis Transat after a collision with a whale.
Artemis Transat: Michel Desjoyeaux on Foncia abandons after hitting a whale
May 15, 2008 7:32 PM
Michel Desjoyeaux, skipper of the Open 60 Foncia, has been forced to abandon his race after hitting a whale. The collision occured at 16hrs 4 UTC, whe...
New Picture Published
May 15, 2008 6:41 PM
New Picture Published
May 14, 2008 1:21 PM
New Picture Published
May 14, 2008 12:03 PM
Artemis Transat: Foncia leads a fast fleet, but Generali and BT are not far behind
May 13, 2008 5:37 PM
As one could have expected yesterday evening, Michel Desjoyeaux - who slid back to windward of BT after having momentarily tried a more southerly cour...
Artemis Transat: Foncia leads a fast fleet
May 13, 2008 9:26 AM
As one could have expected yesterday evening, Michel Desjoyeaux - who slid back to windward of BT after having momentarily tried a more southerly cour...
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