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Tea Route: WSSR Council ratifies Gitana 13 Hong Kong to London recordOct 16, 2008The World Speed Sailing Record Council has ratified maxi-catamaran Gitana 13’s record Tea Route run. Record: Hong Kong to LondonYacht: "Gitana 13" Name: Lionel Lemonchois FRA and a crew of 9.Dates: 14th August to the 25th September 2008 Start ... Gitana 13 claims seventh recordSep 26, 2008The maxi-trimaran sails into London from Hong Kong having broken a seventh record Gitana 13 claims new Tea Route record timeSep 26, 2008Gitana 13 is the new holder of the Tea Route record with a time of 41 days 21 hours 26 minutes 34 seconds. Tea Route: Lionel Lemonchois & Gitana 13 crew beat Philippe Monnet recordSep 25, 2008It was at 0522’06’’ UT today when the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group slipped past the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the entrance to the River Thames. Lionel Lemonchois and his nine crew have ... Gitana 13 nears end of voyageSep 25, 2008Record-breaking maxi-trimaran to arrive in London this morning after 6 weeks at sea Gitana 13 nears end of Tea Route voyageSep 24, 2008After 41 days at sea, Gitana 13 is tackling the very last section of its epic Tea Route voyage. Tea Route: The end of the voyage draws near for Gitana 13Sep 24, 2008After 41 days at sea, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is tackling the very last section of its epic voyage. Setting out from Hong Kong on 14th August 2008 in a bid to set ... Gitana 13 two days from the goalSep 24, 2008Setting out from Hong Kong on 14th August 2008 in a bid to establish a new reference time for the Tea Route Gitana 13 nearing end of Tea Route attemptSep 22, 2008Gitana 13 its entrance into the Bay of Biscay on Sunday afternoon and is this Monday sailing at the latitude of Bordeaux Tea Route: Gitana 13 back in home watersSep 22, 2008The maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group made its entrance into the Bay of Biscay on Sunday afternoon and is this Monday sailing at the latitude of Bordeaux. They are making headway in rather uncomfortable ... Tea Route: Gitana 13 heading towards Cape FinisterreSep 21, 2008The maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is continuing to make towards Cape Finisterre, which she is set to round tomorrow morning. However, current sailing conditions mean the boat is on a beam reach, which is ... Gitana 13 crew reads stormy lowSep 20, 2008Aboard Gitana 13 there's more of a festive spirit than yesterday. Tea Route: Gitana 13 makes a direct course towards Cape FinisterreSep 19, 2008Aboard the maxi-catamaran equipped by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, there’s more of a festive spirit than yesterday. By dint of patience and perseverance, Lionel Lemonchois and his nine crew have managed to switch across to the correct side of ... Tea Route: A relentless North Atlantic for Gitana 13Sep 19, 2008Aboard the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group, the climb up the North Atlantic is revealing all its subtleties… and its difficulty. Slowed considerably by a long passage across the Doldrums late last week, Lionel Lemonchois and ... Tea Route: Choice of course for Gitana 13Sep 18, 2008The maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group has left the NE’ly tradewind today to close on a stormy low off Madeira. The negotiation of this phenomenon, which will occupy Lionel Lemonchois and his men over the ... Tea Route: Gitana 13 off Cape VerdeSep 16, 2008It wasn’t easy but the Doldrums are now just a memory in Gitana 13’s wake as the crew have been sailing on starboard tack in the tradewinds of the northern hemisphere since yesterday afternoon. With over 32 days at ...
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Sep 15, 2008 7:58 PM
Gitana 13 sailing abeam of Sierra LeoneSep 15, 2008This Saturday morning Gitana 13 is sailing abeam of Sierra Leone. Tea Route: Gitana 13 still in the clutches of a capricious doldrumsSep 13, 2008This Saturday morning, whilst Lionel Lemonchois and his nine crew are beginning their 30th day at sea in their record attempt between Hong Kong and London, Gitana 13 is sailing abeam of Sierra Leone. Progress is unsteady due to ... Tea Route: Gitana 13 under a giant cumulus over Guinea, Senegal and Sierra LeoneSep 13, 2008Following a harsh passage around the Cape of Good Hope, we finally turned our nose northwards. Secretly, each of us envisaged ourselves devouring the southern hemisphere on a charge as we wound around the huge Saint Helena High in ... Tea Route: Gitana 13 back in the northern hemisphereSep 12, 2008Yesterday morning, 0146 UT, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group crossed the equator and thus passed back into the northern hemisphere and the North Atlantic. This was a zone that Lionel Lemonchois and his men ... Tea Route: A day of over 500 hundred miles for Gitana 13Sep 10, 2008The maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is fully benefiting from the last traces of the SE’ly tradewind to rack up the miles. An average of 22 knots over the past 24 hours, flat seas ... Gitana 13 - Gybe towards the equator imminentSep 10, 2008Gitana 13 has 4,200 miles to cover to reach the Elizabeth II Bridge and the end of its Tea Route voyage Tea Route: Gybe towards the equator imminent for Gitana 13Sep 10, 2008After 26 days at sea, Gitana 13 has covered over 8,700 miles and still has 4,200 miles to cover this Tuesday morning to reach the Elizabeth II Bridge at the entrance to the River Thames and the end of ...
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Tea Route: Island of Saint Helena in Gitana 13 line of sightSep 8, 2008Setting out from Hong Kong 25 days ago, Gitana 13 crossed the Greenwich Meridian late morning today and is once again sailing in western longitudes. Positioned 400 miles from the island of Saint Helena and sailing abeam of Angola, ... Tea Route: Trade winds in the sails of Gitana 13Sep 8, 2008With all their sails aloft, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is now benefiting from some fine conditions, slipping along in a SE’ly air flow characteristic of the southern hemisphere. Positioned in this vein of ... South Easterly tradewind assisting Gitana 13Sep 7, 2008With all their sails aloft, the maxi-catamaran Gitana 13 is now benefiting from some fine conditions - Tea Route record South Easterly tradewind assisting Gitana 13Sep 7, 2008With all their sails aloft, the maxi-catamaran Gitana 13 is now benefiting from some fine conditions - Tea Route record Tea Route: Slow down for Gitana 13 along the African coastSep 6, 2008Having set out from Hong Kong on 14th August 2008, Gitana 13 is tackling the climb up the Atlantic having rounded the legendary Cape of Good Hope in the early hours of yesterday. At a reduced pace over the ... Tea Route: Dominique Vittet comments from on board Gitana 13Sep 6, 2008Leaving the haven of peace that is Port Elizabeth on 1st September, after 36 hours sitting it out bare poled, the boat was white with salt. The water, pulverised by the violent gusts from Sunday 31st August, had deposited ... Gitana 13 round the Cape of Good HopeSep 5, 2008Gitana 13 rounded the Cape of Good Hope this Thursday morning, shortly before 0600 hours UT.
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Tea Route: Gitana 13 rounds the Cape of Good HopeSep 4, 2008Setting out from Hong Kong on 14th August 2008 in a bid to try and set a new reference time on the Tea Route (Hong Kong / London), the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group rounded ... Gitana 13 takes a beating...Sep 3, 2008
This Wednesday morning, whilst the crew of the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is attacking its twentieth day at sea, the Agulhas Cape is still 90 miles ahead of their bows. Despite yesterday’s forecasts, Gitana 13 is slightly behind schedule which is the result of a difficult day as much for the men as the gear. Grappling with...
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Sep 3, 2008 5:36 PM
Tea Route: Gitana 13 heaves to for repairs to forward beamSep 3, 2008This Wednesday morning, whilst the crew of the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is attacking its twentieth day at sea, the Agulhas Cape is still 90 miles ahead of their bows. Despite yesterday’s forecasts, ... Storm diminishes for Gitana 13Sep 3, 2008Record breaking crew take shelter off Port Elizabeth, SA to await a weather window to continue Tea Route: Gitana 13 making for Cape of Good HopeSep 2, 2008After a 48 hour forced stopover in Algoa Bay off the town of Port Elisabeth, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group headed back out onto the racetrack yesterday, shortly before 1630 hours UT, in its ...
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