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St Helena high pressure system might decide the Vendée Globe
59 minutes ago
[Source: Vendée Globe] The passage round the St Helena high pressure system may yet prove decisive in this Vendée Globe, but there is still no short...
59 minutes ago
Vincent Riou and Jean Le Cam arrived in Puerto Williams, the remote Chilean Naval base, this morning, towed there aboard the dismasted PRB, the latest...
Jourdain reported this afternoon that they still have plenty of wind. Commenting that it is still very unstable, he said that although they had made t...
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
3 hours ago
Received at 1830hrs GMT
I am tired today. I guess as a result of yesterday. Working on the mainsail and then within just a few hours having to gybe an...
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PRB arrived in Port Williams, the ‘southernmost town in the world’ at around 0930 hrs this morning. As well as the loss of the rig, there ...
New : The dirty dozen ride on
5 hours ago
Even with the improved safety, the security ice-gates, the rate of attrition in this incredible race now reaches 60% as title holder Vincent Riou this...
Weather - Resume : High-pressure conditions
6 hours ago
The competitors at the front are getting in place to pass through a huge high-pressure system building off the coast of Uruguay over the next few days...
Today brings yet more sad news about Vincent Riou’s boat, PRB, suffering a dismasting during the night. It really is not fair, especially a...
Dee Caffari took advantage of favourable conditions yesterday to spend some time giving her mainsail some more care and attention. Having to drop the ...
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Following the tragic dismasting of Vincent Riou’s boat, PRB, last night, Sam Davies, onboard Roxy, lies in unofficial 4th position in the Vendé...
A very successful boat repair day yesterday. Fixed the crack in the transom with shaped plates on the outside and inside of the hull and bolted tog...
New : Dilemmas and deep disappointment
10 hours ago
As well as the loss of the rig, there is some damage to the stanchions and deck of PRB. There is very little locally which they can access to a...
Roland Jourdain seeems to be well placed to challenge Michel Desjoyeaux as Vendee Globe leader
Mainsail repairs
11 hours ago
Received 0746hrs GMT
Thought I would share my day with you.
During the afternoon the sun was warm, so boiled kettle and poured water in bucket with s...
Newswire : Starry starry night
11 hours ago
"A very successful boat repair day yesterday. Fixed the crack in the transom with shaped plates on the outside and inside of the hull and bolted ...
Weather - More : weather forecast for8th january
12 hours ago
General synopsis by January 8, 2009 at 00h
Low 972 hPa 66S 176W moving east , expected 973 hPa 70S 163W by 9/12 utc.
Low 1002 hPa 45S 161E , moving so...
PRB Dismasted And Under Tow To Port Williams, Whilst Duel Develops At Front Of Vendée Fleet
13 hours ago
PRB was dismasted just 24 hours after skipper Vincent RIOU rescued Jean LE CAM from his capsized VM Matériaux, whilst at the front of the race the tw...
Newswire : Vincent and Jean about to step ashore
13 hours ago
Vincent Riou's monohull with Jean Le Cam on board is due to arrive in Puerto Williams, the Chilean naval port, in the next few minutes. PRB entered th...
Well I am breathing heavy as I have just hoisted a full main. I have spent three hours with the main down trying to do some more repairs and give m...
Vendée Globe: PRB dismasts; Riou and Le Cam safe
13 hours ago
[Source: Vendée Globe] At 1920 GMT, only a matter of an hour and 20 minutes since passing Cape Horn, Vincent Riou called his team to report that PRB ...
At 0145hrs GMT this morning the Chilean Navy patrol vessel Alacalufe took PRB under tow after the fourth placed Open 60 dismasted last night only eigh...
The duo had been joking only hours earlier about making Vendée Globe history as the first ever duo to pass Cape Horn on the same boat, when the...
Newswire : Stunned and speechless
15 hours ago
"Huge relief at hearing the news of Jean Le Cam's rescue. The whole episode was 200 miles east of where we capsized in 1990, so that brought bac...
Newswire : Raphaël continues across the Pacific
15 hours ago
"It's a nice day and the sun is out, so I was able to recharge my batteries to 83 %. It was a difficult decision to take, but I shan't be stoppin...
Newswire : Multi-talented Sam
16 hours ago
"Today brings yet more sad news about PRB dismasting It really is not fair. Vincent does not deserve this after saving Jean. I am so sad for the...
Vendee Globe: PRB dismasted just past Cape Horn
16 hours ago
At 1920 GMT, only a matter of an hour and 20 minutes since passing Cape Horn, Vincent Riou called his team to report tha
Newswire : PRB under tow
16 hours ago
The Chilean patrol vessel LSG Alacalufe reached the two skippers at 23h00 local time (2h00 GMT). Under tow, PRB is due to arrive in Puerto Williams a...
New : PRB dismasts Riou and Le Cam safe
24 hours ago
Riou called his team and said bluntly: “We have been dismasted. We are in the islands.”
When the call was made PRB was in a positio...
Giving Aviva some TLC
Jan 7, 2009 10:33 PM
Well I am breathing heavy as I have just hoisted a full main. I have spent three hours with the main down trying to do some more repairs and give my m...
Vendée Globe: Desjoyeaux powers ahead, Jourdain looks for good fortune
Jan 7, 2009 10:10 PM
[Source: Vendée Globe] Roland Jourdain, 116.7 miles behind Michel Desjoyeaux, is scaling the south Atlantic, surveying his options as he pursues the ...
Jan 7, 2009 10:10 PM
Vendee Globe: Sam Davies talks of anxious hours waiting to hear about capsized King Jean
Jan 7, 2009 9:58 PM
I think today has been a hard day for everyone out here. One of my fellow race competitors, Jean Le Cam aboard VM Materiaux, became trapped under h...
Vendee Globe: Roland Jourdain on Veolia Environnement waiting to see what happens next
Jan 7, 2009 9:47 PM
After enjoying getting round Cape Horn in a solid 2nd place on Monday, there was then the relief of hearing the good news about his friend Jean Le Cam...
Vendee Globe: Bricolage day for Brian Thompson on board Bahrain Team Pindar
Jan 7, 2009 9:45 PM
Hello all, What a rollercoaster of emotions yesterday on board BTP as I watched the drama unfold near Cape Horn with the capsize and rescue of Jean Le...
Vendee Globe: Le Cam recovering from his ordeal, Desjoyeaux still out in front
Jan 7, 2009 9:43 PM
Jean Le Cam spoke of his Cape Horn ordeal this morning alongside Vincent Riou who plucked him from the waters in a remarkable feat of seamanship. Riou...
New : Jourdain looks for good fortune
Jan 7, 2009 9:15 PM
The two men are on the point of leaving the Furious Fifties, but they still have the Roaring Forties to deal with. Conditions are still not that...
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Jan 7, 2009 1:59 PM
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Jan 6, 2009 11:33 PM
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Jan 6, 2009 9:48 PM
Actualité : Jean Le Cam à bord de PRB !
Jan 6, 2009 8:35 PM
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Jan 6, 2009 3:58 PM
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