Vendée Globe
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#VG2012
Vincent Riou, the winner of the 2004-05 Vendée Globe, rescuing hero of the 2008-09 edition and one of the favourites for this race has suffered a serious blow in the south Atlantic. A statement from his team said that Riou was uninjured after he had collided with a metal buoy but that the impact had damaged the bow of (...)
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Vendée Globe
Nineteen of the 20 skippers entered for the seventh edition of the Vendée Globe solo race around the world took the start line of the 24,048 miles, three months circumnavigation race at 1302hrs local time off Les Sables d’Olonne, France today.
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SeaSailSurf TV
Follow on www.seasailsurf.tv the start of the Vendée Globe at 1:02 pm local time and the 60’ monohulls leaving Les Sables d’Olonne from 9 am.
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Transat BtoB
With the course being shortened at 1900 UTC last night, to transform the safety gate into the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar B to B finish line due to the truly exception weather conditions in the Bay of Biscay, so it was that the string of finishers has been coming in thick and fast throughout the day. Snatching a much deserved (...)
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Transat BtoB
Linking onto the back of the recent Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 two-hander and doubling up as both a return to Europe race and a potential qualifier for 2012’s Vendée Globe, every one of the eight Imoca Imoca #IMOCA 60 monohulls took the start of the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar B to B race (...)
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Vendée Globe
British yachtswoman Samantha Davies was at the Nautic de Paris Boat Show Boat Show #BoatShow today, where she officially announced her intention to compete in the 2012/13 Vendée Globe. Her lead sponsor for the race will be Brittany-based firm Savéol, France’s biggest tomato (...)
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Vendée Globe
The Safran Group, which has been alongside Marc Guillemot since 2005, decided to give some time to the skipper to think about whether he wanted to take part in the next Vendée Globe or not. He has now given his answer. On the 11th November 2012, the skipper from la Trinité will indeed be there on the starting line of the legendary round the (...)
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YJA Pantaenius Yachtsman of the Year
British solo yachtswoman Sam Davies won the coveted title of YJA Pantaenius Yachtsman of the Year for 2009. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony held at Trinity House, London.
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Technology
The anti-UFO system (aimed at spotting unidentified floating objects) developed by Safran is entering an important phase: it has been installed for a few days now aboard ADA 2, Isabelle Autissier’s boat for her expedition to Antarctica. The system will be coming across all sizes of iceberg and Isabelle Autissier will bring back some (...)
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SeaSailSurfer of the month
Tanguy de Lamotte belongs to those who believed in Class40 Class40 #Class40 from the beginning. He is rewarded for his efforts since he won, with Adrien Hardy, the first edition of the Solidaire du Chocolat Solidaire du Chocolat #solidaireduchocolat .