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Symbolically it has taken until the last day of the year for Loïck Peyron to reach terra firma. Three weeks after Gitana Eighty’s dismasting in...
Whilst there are only sixteen of the thirty original participants still racing in the Vendée Globe 2008-2009, Gitana Eighty’s long delivery tri...
A fortnight has already passed since Loïck Peyron began to head eastwards at a reduced pace in order to make Australia and bring his Vendée Globe to...
Loïck Peyron continues to head towards Australia under reduced sail and is getting ready to open his Christmas presents. He has also treated him...
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This evening at 42 degrees South, the future is looking brighter for Dominique and Temenos II now out of the influence of the train of austral lows. S...
Quite unlike the title of Bernard Moitessier’s famous book, Loïck Peyron has no desire to sail round and round without ever reaching land&helli...
Since Gitana Eighty’s dismasting early afternoon on Wednesday the operations cell, set up within the core of Gitana Team in the event of damage ...
24 hours after Gitana Eighty dismasted in the Indian Ocean, operations to recuperate the monohull equipped by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild are taking ...
Loïck Peyron's entry in the 2008 Vendée Globe came to an abrupt end on Wednesday afternoon, when his boat dismasted. He was down below in his Farr d...
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  Brr...Brr!! Yes it is that cold. This will be short as I have to take my gloves off to type. I gybed today in pleasant conditions and then spent an...
High, but sad emotion at the Vendée Globe Race HQ and at Nautic (the Paris International Boat Show). Shortly after 1400 hours, Loïck Peyron informed...
[Source: Vendée Globe] At around 13h00 (UTC) this afternoon, Loïck Peyron's IMOCA Open 60 racing in the Vendée Globe dismasted while sailing 180 mi...
At around 13h00 (UTC) this afternoon, Loïck Peyron's IMOCA Open 60 racing in the Vendée Globe solo round the world dismasted while sailing 180 miles...
After sailing at the head of the fleet in this Vendée Globe 2008-2009 for over a month, Loïck Peyron called his shore crew early this afternoon to a...
A month ago to the day, the thirty solo sailors in the Vendée Globe 2008-2009 set off from Les Sables d’Olonne. Today, whilst the remaining fle...
The speed tables alone show that the gaps are widening between the leaders and the groups of different boats in pursuit as the leaders still hold on t...
  Almost a month of racing has already passed in the Vendée Globe 2008-2009 and whilst the vast majority of the fleet is tracing its wake in the sav...
The leading Imoca monohulls made their entrance into the Indian Ocean this Saturday and are benefiting from a steady NW’ly air flow to continue ...
As quickly as Loick Peyron’s dividend arrived, it is cut as Gitana Eighty is slowed, the only boat of the top 20 to be reduced to a single digit...
  Whilst the Paris Boat Show – rechristened Nautic for its 48th edition – will officially open its doors tomorrow morning after today&rsq...
Yann Eliès time at the top of the Vendée Globe fleet is cut short again, this time by Loïck Peyron who is back leading the fleet on Gitana Eighty, ...
After 25 days of racing, the head of the fleet in the Vendée Globe 2008-2009 is still as compact as ever. The top nine are grouped within 83 miles; a...
Whilst the leaders of the Vendée Globe 2008-2009 are currently making towards the first ‘Atlantic’ ice gate, the front that the head of t...
On this twenty third day of racing, the atmosphere is still one of close contact sparring in the Vendée Globe 2008-2009, even though the leading grou...
It is the ability to pace themselves consistently now which is making the difference at the front of the Vendée Globe fleet, with just 100 miles betw...
On this Monday 1st December, whilst the solo sailors in the Vendée Globe are attacking their fourth week of racing and celebrating their entry into t...
“I have a big bag containing a mixture of birthday and Christmas presents. As a result I’ve opened a few presents today and of particular ...
On this 20th day at sea, the deficits are minute at the front of the fleet, the top nine 60 foot Imocas squeezed into just 35 miles, with each ranking...
Loïck Peyron, who’s been the prince of darkness in this Vendée Globe, has not performed his usual nightime manoeuvres and for the first mornin...
  It’s hard to draw any other conclusion about the state of the Vendée Globe 2008-2009 fleet on this 19th day of racing, which has managed to ...
[Source: Vendée Globe] Peyron reclaims the lead overnight, but there’s nothing to split the leading three – all within two miles. Just 20 miles d...
Neptune decided to throw in some wild cards last night, as the leaders entered a zone of virtually random conditions with squalls, calms, grey skies, ...
  For the first time in 14 days, the 2008-08 Vendée Globe has a new leader. At this afternoon’s 1500hrs (GMT) updates, Seb Josse on BT has tak...
As is always the case at sea – and we’d be wrong to forget it – sailors are but guests upon it and it is the weather which lays down...
Loïck Peyron (Foncia) explained this afternoon why he was so slowed down this morning and how Sébastien Josse got by him.   “Th...
Loïck Peyron keeps extending lead in Vendée Globe Nov 25, 2008 10:50 AM
Highlights from the 15th day of the Vendée Globe. 24 November 2008. Video copyright Vendée Globe
Loïck Peyron builds 30-mile lead as Vendée Globe fleet moves south Nov 23, 2008 10:07 PM
Highlights from the 14th day of the Vendée Globe. 23 November 2008. Video copyright Vendée Globe
Loïck Peyron extends lead in the Vendée Globe Nov 18, 2008 10:55 PM
Review of the 9th day of the Vendée Globe. 18 November 2008. Video copyright Vendée Globe
Yet another intense day dawns for the Vendée Globe Nov 18, 2008 11:50 AM
A happy Loïck Peyron sails, holding the top spot of the Vendée Globe leadeeboard. South of the Cape Verde Islands, 18 November 2008. Video copyright Vendée Globe
Loïck Peyron holds 12-mile lead over Seb Josse at Cape Verde Nov 16, 2008 10:21 PM
Day 7 of the Vendée Globe. Near the Cape Verde Islands, 15 November 2008. Video copyright Vendée Globe