December 2008
Monthly Archive
Mon 29 Dec 2008
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I have just notified the race committee that I must officially retire from the Vendee Globe 2008/09. After the knock down and damage to the mast I continued to look for solutions to fix the broken spreaders, while the ...
Mon 29 Dec 2008
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The 17,000 tonne CSK Radiance is now making better speed and her ETA with Nick Budel on the stricken Hayai has been brought forward to midnight UTC today. Nico Budel issued a Mayday call, after Hayai’s keel bulb became ...
Mon 29 Dec 2008
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"It's really good to see you" Plans are being made to go to the aid of another lone round-the-world sailor in trouble in the Southern Ocean, near Australia.
Sun 28 Dec 2008
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RECESSION? What recession? The rest of the economy may be sailing into choppy waters but not the world's most famous annual yacht race.
Sun 28 Dec 2008
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Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) passed through the West Pacific security gate this morning at about 0830hrs GMT and has extended since, running parallel to the gate, as second placed Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) ascends NE to get there. Desjoyueaux leads ...
Sun 28 Dec 2008
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Nearly half the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet, more than 40 boats, are locked in battle this evening, east of Flinders Island, a long way out to sea and battening down the hatches as strong winds continue. A ...
Sun 28 Dec 2008
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Sydney yachtsman Bob Steel may be on the verge of his second overall win in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Six years after winning the race on corrected time with a previous Quest, Steel now has a nervous ...
Sat 27 Dec 2008
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Over the years I have been privileged to have experienced a wide variety of Christmases from childhood through to the Royal Marines. If I put saving Raphael Dinelli during the Vendee Globe at the top of the list then ...
Sat 27 Dec 2008
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It’s a full on sprint to the Kerguelen Gate with a handful of miles separating the leading three boats. In an unusual twist the lead boat on the water, Team Mowgli, is actually in third place in terms of ...
Sat 27 Dec 2008
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Australian maxi yacht Wild Oats XI still leads the Sydney to Hobart race despite colliding with a large shark.