Newsletter : 24/01/09
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Thompson and White climbing
http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8646/thompson-and-white-climbing.html
24/01/09
With the Azores High blocking the direct route, the pair are making a NW’ly course. Hence as they move further west, diverging away from the theoretical, direct route to avoid the centre of the ‘road block’ - the lightest winds – so a small mileage gain falls to Jourdain by virtue of the fact that he is closer to the d...
23/01/09
Day 75: A race within the race http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8639/day-75-a-race-within-the-race.html
23/01/09
Still fastest http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8636/still-fastest.html
Particularly as the trade winds are there for the leader, who is once again the fastest in the fleet averaging 15 knots in an easterly wind. Even if the forecasts show him slowing down as he rea...
23/01/09
Brothers in arms prefer close combat http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8633/brothers-in-arms-prefer-close-combat.html
That said they are lighter than those winds which the leader Desjoyeaux had at the equivalent time. Having now lead for more than half of this Vendée Globe now – 38 days out of the...
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FLASH INFO
* 24/01/09 at 07:36 - Dee's special day http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8644/dee-s-special-day.html
* 24/01/09 at 07:10 - The show must go on http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8643/the-show-must-go-on.html
* 24/01/09 at 06:45 - "A Mich Desj moment" http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8642/a-mich-desj-moment.html
* 23/01/09 at 21:10 - Temenos II ready to be transported http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8640/temenos-ii-ready-to-be-transported.html
* 23/01/09 at 14:45 - Happy Birthday Dee! http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8628/happy-birthday-dee.html
* 23/01/09 at 13:10 - Star-gazing Sam http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8621/star-gazing-sam.html
* 23/01/09 at 10:19 - Vendée preparing to welcome home the skipper... http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8617/vendee-preparing-to-welcome-home-the-skippers.html
* 23/01/09 at 07:30 - Electronic problems for Norbert http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8608/electronic-problems-for-norbert.html
* 23/01/09 at 06:53 - How to climb a mast http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8607/how-to-climb-a-mast.html
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Rankings
1 > Michel Desjoyeaux
- Foncia #
2 > Roland Jourdain
- Veolia Environnement #
3 > Armel Le Cléac’h
- Brit Air #
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