Newsletter : 21/01/09
Advantage Foncia
http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8536/advantage-foncia.html
21/01/09
His only hope now is that these calms and thundery squalls will not return north to their more normal position, as he passes through, they would stay with him, stuck for some time. With his lead grown back to 341 miles, a 28 miles overnight gain, by way of contrast Michel Desjoyeaux is back on the upturn. The leade...
20/01/09
Medicine time? http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8528/medicine-time.html
And while Mich Desj is making good his advantage, getting progressively into the tradewinds and accelerating again, it is hard to predict what the net effect of the Doldrums will be on B...
20/01/09
A fast final fortnight, Feb 4 for Foncia for recor... http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8525/a-fast-final-fortnight-feb-4-for-foncia-for-record.html
He has Vincent Riou’s 2004 overall race record well within his range. Today Desjoyeaux took 21 hours off Riou’s record from Cape Town to the Equator, sailing the South Atlantic in ...
20/01/09
Business as usual http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/8513/business-as-usual.html
He is making 10.3 knots this morning much the same speed as Roland Jourdain, but the second placed skipper has yet to be slowed down by the Doldrums. For Desjoyeaux the trades do look to be qu...
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FLASH INFO
* 21/01/09 at 08:13 - PRB back in France in late February http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8537/prb-back-in-france-in-late-february.html
* 21/01/09 at 07:16 - The full distance for Norbert http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8533/the-full-distance-for-norbert.html
* 21/01/09 at 06:58 - Sam finally finds the wind http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8532/sam-finally-finds-the-wind.html
* 21/01/09 at 06:35 - Crowded waters off Rio http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8538/crowded-waters-off-rio.html
* 21/01/09 at 06:21 - Brian kept busy http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8534/brian-kept-busy.html
* 20/01/09 at 07:08 - Sam's holiday heaven http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8506/sam-s-holiday-heaven.html
* 20/01/09 at 06:50 - Equator - done and dusted http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8507/equator-done-and-dusted.html
* 19/01/09 at 15:24 - Steve talks about his repairs http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8496/steve-talks-about-his-repairs.html
* 19/01/09 at 11:12 - The Vendée Globe boutique open 24 hours a da... http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/newswire/8486/the-vendee-globe-boutique-open-24-hours-a-day.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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