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Vendee Globe 2004/2005
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06.03.2005
Sunday 6 March
SPECIAL NEWSFLASH FOR LIARDET’S FINISH IN THE VENDEE GLOBE 2004
ANNE LIARDET ON ROXY, ELEVENTH IN THE VENDEE GLOBE 2004-2005
It was at 17 hours 30 minutes and 40 seconds GMT this Sunday 6th March 2005 that the 60 foot monohull Roxy skippered by Anne Liardet crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe 2004, a single-handed race, without stopovers and without assistance departing and finishing in Les Sables d’Olonne (France).
The race time to make the 23 680 miles is 119 days 05 hours 28 minutes and 40 seconds at an average theoretical speed across the course of 8,28 knots.
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Anne Liardet als 11. mit ihren Kindern
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References (GMT) :
Start and finish : Les Sables d’Olonne (France)
Number of miles to cover : 23 680 miles
Start date : Sunday 7 November 2004 at 1202 GMT
Date of first arrival : Vincent Riou (PRB) on Wednesday 2 February 2005 at 22hr 49mn 55sec.
Date of second arrival : Jean Le Cam (Bonduelle) on Thursday 3 February 2005 at 05hr 22mn 08sec.
Date of third arrival: Mike Golding on Friday 4 February 2005 at 03 hr 17 minutes 13 sec.
Date of fourth arrival: Dominique Wavre on Tuesday 8 February at 05 hr 15 minutes 20 sec.
Date of fifth arrival: Sébastien Josse on Tuesday 8 February at 12 hr 04 minutes 10 sec.
Date of sixth arrival: Jean Pierre Dick on Sunday 13 February at 15 hr 51 minutes 38 sec.
Date of seventh arrival: Conrad Humphreys on Sunday 20 February at 02 hr 34 minutes 24 sec.
Date of eighth arrival: Joé Seeten on Sunday 20 February at 11 hr 04 minutes 45 sec.
Date of ninth arrival: Bruce Schwab on Friday 25 February at 08 hr 00 minutes 57 sec.
Date of tenth arrival: Benoît Parnaudeau on Thursday 3 March at 13 hr 08 minutes 54 sec.
Liardet’s Race time : 119 days 05 hours 28 minutes 40 seconds.
Delay behind winner: 31 days 18 hours and 40 minutes and 45 seconds.
Liardet’s Race (Roxy) :
Passage of the equator (outward trip) : 21 November 2004 at 1930 GMT 14 days 07 hours and 28 minutes
Passage of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) : 9 December 2004 at 1030 GMT after 31 days 22 hours and 28 minutes
Passage of Cape Leeuwin (Australia) : 26 December 2004 at 1700 GMT after 49 days 04 hours and 58 minutes
Passage of Cape Horn (Chile) : on 26 January 2005 at 1330 GMT after 80 days 01 hour and 28 minutes
Passage of the equator (return) : on 15 February 2005 at 0200 GMT after 99 days 13 hours and 58 minutes
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Press release
Sunday 6 March 2005 17.00 gmt
1500 GMT - 6 March 2005
11. Anne Liardet (Roxy) 6,6 miles from the finish.
12. Raphael Dinelli (Akena Verandas) 698,5 miles from 11th.
13. Karen Leibovici (Benefic) 1 145,4 miles from 11th.
The gates to heaven
Anne Liardet is just a few miles from Les Sables d’Olonne, as we write these lines. Tired, but « not as tired as the boat, » in her own words, the young yachtswoman has struggled in vain to catch the tide. That is due to several elements. Firstly an unfavourable wind in terms of strength and direction, and secondly, a series of technical problems, which are only normal after covering 24,000 miles. What with the pilot, halyards and reefing points causing difficulties, Anne had a very busy final night at sea. That’s without talking about the tacks upwind that were necessary to reach the latitude of Les Sables, which dramatically slowed down Roxy’s progress towards the finishing line.
«I didn’t make it as far north as I had hoped. I have a steady northerly flow coming straight at me, so I’m going to have to continue to tack.» The final stretch for Anne Liardet will thus be very similar to the experiences of her predecessors in this Vendée Globe. A north easterly, blowing more or less violently, forcing the competitors to struggle all the way to get through a very gruelling finish. It was out once more with the toolbox too. «It’s time for us to finish. Roxy is starting to get fed up.» On shore, the children, family and friends are doing their best to offer a warm welcome home to the first woman to complete this edition of the Vendée Globe, as Anne obtains eleventh place and is the third woman in history after Catherine Chabaud and Ellen MacArthur to complete the official race. Today is Mothering Sunday in Britain, so it seems the perfect day for her children to welcome their mother home.
Raphaël Dinelli (Akena Verandas) is sailing abeam of Cape Finisterre. The route way out west that he chose after the Equator is offering him a nice run up to the latitude of Les Sables. The problem is how will he regain position in longitude towards the finish, without getting caught up in the huge high-pressure area, stretching out from Ireland to Madeira? Raphaël is continuing to swallow up the miles. «I think I will have to cross through the ridge of high pressure up level with the English Channel and then head back down on the north easterly» he explained, fearing nevertheless the disappearance of the wind in the next 48 hours close to the centre of the high. Raphaël reindexs cautious about his time of arrival. For the moment he is thinking more about next Thursday.
«I don’t know how I’m going to get through this final stretch.» Karen Leibovici (Benefic) has had to struggle with yet another technical problem, just at the moment when the young woman managed to pick up a south easterly flow, favouring higher speeds, although requiring all her energy and putting the boat under strain. 35-knot winds, crossed seas, and then the pilot gave out, unable to recognise the angle of the helm. «Such a repair job is impossible at sea,» admitted Karen bitterly. 60 miles off the island of Santa Maria to the east of the Azores, Benefic is being tossed around by the elements. Karen, who is still having to put up with severe back pain, has to reindex at the helm to keep up the speed and stability. At the same time, she managed to fit a spare pilot while she awaits a better solution from her shore crew.
Quotes:
Karen Leibovici (Benefic)
«I no longer have a pilot. I spent all night trying to fit my spare one, but it’s a makeshift repair, as it’s raining, the seas are heavy, and I don’t have much material left to use for repairs. I don’t think it’s going to hold out. I’ve got a steady 35-knot south easterly. I’m on course, but without the pilot, so have to stay at the helm. I can’t see myself sticking this out until the finish. My crew ashore is working on a solution. Meanwhile, I need to get some rest and get something to eat. I have the right conditions to make good headway, and it’s really maddening not to be able to benefit from them.»
Raphaël Dinelli (Akena Verandas)
«I’m speeding along. Maybe even a little too quickly in comparison with the North Atlantic lows. I should be benefiting again tomorrow from this fine south easterly flow, but I’m afraid I’ll be entering the high too quickly. I’m going to have to get to the other side to pick up the north easterly wind, and that is a long way north, maybe even up by the Channel, before I head back down on the port tack towards the finish. So I shall be slowed down in around 48 hours time, which puts my ETA back. I’m fixing an appointment with the people of Vendée for Thursday. Meanwhile, I’m finishing my final pack of food, and so will be tackling my reserves. I’ve been having to bail out a lot from my cracked daggerboard casing since the start, as I’m right on the port side. I’m keeping a watch for cargo vessels. Last night I was on course for a collision with a huge container ship, which hadn’t seen me, where there was no watch, and which didn’t reply to my VHF calls. I had to luff to avoid it.»
Anne Liardet (Roxy)
«The wind is unreliable, between 22 and 16 knots. I had a few problems in the night, which slowed me down. Firstly, it was impossible to take in a third reef, a problem with the halyard. And then my pilot let me down. I had to stop to
Source : Vendée Globe
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