Vendee Globe 2008/09 www.vendeeglobe.org/en - Übersicht Newsletter : 12/11/08 Vincent Riou (PRB) and Armel le Cléac’h (Brit Air) are the same distance 21.8 miles behind Josse, and Jean Le Cam (VM Matériaux) has continued his advance to lie seventh, gaining four places since yesterday morning. Now it is about angle or pressure. There is reckoned to be better breezes away from the centre of the hig... When to gybe? http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5558/when-to-gybe.html Photo à la une © Météo France 12/11/08 When exactly should they carry out this manoeuvre? That is the question facing the leaders this morning, as they sail at more than 12 knots towards Madeira. The islands are 400 miles ahead and the monohulls are sailing on the Eastern edge of the Azores high this morning in a 15-knot northerly to north-easterly flow. As they make... 12/11/08 The sunny train south http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5541/the-sunny-train-south.html For enduring the storm the reward of brisk sailing under maximum downwind sail area sent by steady winds from the north, there is the chance to catch up on rest and effect any repairs required... 11/11/08 Leading the new machines http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5527/leading-the-new-machines.html With his 2004 launched Lombard designed Veolia Environnement, optimised by Juan K, ‘Bilou’ is computed to be leading Jean Pierre Dick by 4.2 miles to become the sixth leader so far... 11/11/08 Top Gear http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/5519/top-gear.html After surviving the challenge of the second night, it has been a day to deal with the aftermath maximise sail area, press hard and clean up any problems, get some rest and build a racing rhythm. Bar.. > All news http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/ FLASH INFO * 12/11/08 at 11:06 AM - Today's radio session, 12h-14h http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5555/today-s-radio-session-12h-14h.html * 12/11/08 at 11:06 AM - Jean-Pierre under spinnaker http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5556/jean-pierre-under-spinnaker.html * 12/11/08 at 11:01 AM - Golding holding station http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5554/golding-holding-station.html * 12/11/08 at 10:22 AM - Trade winds today http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5549/trade-winds-today.html * 12/11/08 at 08:50 AM - Race HQ opens tomorrow in Paris http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5543/race-hq-opens-tomorrow-in-paris.html * 12/11/08 at 07:23 AM - Jean Baptiste Dejeanty back in Les Sables d'O... http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5539/jean-baptiste-dejeanty-back-in-les-sables-d-olonne.html * 12/11/08 at 06:08 AM - Hugo Boss due in later this morning http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5536/hugo-boss-due-in-later-this-morning.html * 12/11/08 at 04:37 AM - Last night's messages http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5538/last-night-s-messages.html * 12/11/08 at 02:45 AM - Stamm due to set out again on Wednesday after... http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/5535/stamm-due-to-set-out-again-on-wednesday-afternoon.html > All newswire http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/ Rankings 1. Sébastien Josse - BT # 2 > Jean-Pierre Dick - Paprec-Virbac 2 # 3 > Loïck Peyron - Gitana Eighty # puceFull rankings http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/ranking.html Route route http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/race/route.html Magazine Simply the worst http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/magazines/5528/simply-the-worst.html route It's a dark night. Stretched out on your seat in the cockpit, wrapped up in the foul weather gear that you haven't taken off since the start, you doze off. In spite of t... Copyright © 1996-2008 - SEGEL.DE