Posted on February 3, 2009 by emilyboats
Solo skipper Michel Desjoyeaux has smashed the Vendée Globe race record by 3 days 7 hours and 39 seconds, becoming the first skipper ever to win the Vendée Globe solo non stop around the world race twice. Desjoyeaux sailing the yacht Foncia traveled more than 28,303 miles, sailing 1150 miles longer than in 2004 when [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2009 by emilyboats
Michel Desjoyeaux is leading the Vendee Globe, with less than 3,000 miles to go until he reaches France. Michel has now been sailing in the lead for virtually half of the race so far of this sixth edition of the Vendée Globe.
Jourdain is snared in the active Doldrums while the [...]
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Posted on January 9, 2009 by emilyboats
Only an hour and 20 minutes after passing Cape Horn, Vendee Globe skipper Vincent Riou called his team to report that his sailboat PRB had been dismasted. When the call was made PRB position was approximately 55 deg S and 65 deg 59 W, about 7.8 miles to the North West of the Cape [...]
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Posted on December 20, 2008 by emilyboats
The Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class Frigate HMAS Arunta arrived on at the yacht Generali this morning where Yann Eliès has been awaiting rescue with a broken femur. The emergency crew was able to successfully transfer Yann to the main ship for medical treatment by the on-board Doctor, and for transport to hospital care.
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Posted on December 18, 2008 by emilyboats
Early this morning Vendée Globe skipper Yann Eliès sailing Generali sustained a fracture to his left leg while he was working on the foredeck of his Open 60 yacht. Yann was thrown on to the deck by a violent jolt to the boat when it was stopped suddenly by a big [...]
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