newsletter du 02/11/08
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Ranking 2004
1 > Vincent Riou
- PRB http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/edition-2008/skippers/11/vincent-riou.html
2 > Jean Le Cam
- Bonduelle http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/edition-2008/skippers/16/jean-le-cam.html
3 > Mike Golding
- Ecover 2 http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/edition-2008/skippers/12/mike-golding.html
puceHistory http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/history/
Route
cartographie http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/race/route.html
Magazine
With each passing edition of the Vendée Globe, the 60´ monohulls have made gains in terms of potential, thanks to a significant increase in their power: wider in the beam, with more canvas and more ballast, their performance has reached that of multihulls from fifteen years ago!
With a towering wing mast rig believed to be between 1.5 and 2 m taller than most, reckoned to be one of the heaviest of the new generation and the widest, to generate a level of power that has been challenged by some as pushing the physical limits of the solo sailor. But Juan K’s design philosophy is based on the belief that a more stable, powerful boat will require fewer sail changes, ...
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