Never leaders has passed Cap Horn as close as in this edition, but ranking stand still and will hold for at least the following days. Francois will reach more wind than Armel who is 20 miles closer to Argentine’s Coast line with less wind the following 24 hours. Read More
There’s no denying that X-Yachts make fast, great sailing boats, and the Xp 38 continues the tradition, only better. Read More
If you have some time, want to do a rally where the focus is moren on explorarions, experience than on racing. The rally “Les iles du soleil” is really a nice option. Next edition is 09/2013, inscriptions are already open.
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We’re half way to welcome the first sailors at le Sable d’Olonne. After 40 days of saling Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) & Francois Gabart (MACIF) are still racing eye-to-eye, the leading duo in the Vendée Globe have begun to extend away again.But not from each other. Armel said he could see Francois, no more than two miles away they passed the Auckland Islands, on the radar overnight. For his part, Gabart sent home a video trying, but not wholly succeeding, to show Le Cléac’h’s sails in the distance. Read More
Boat build by Jean-Pierre Dick. Currently racing in the Vendee Globe on Virbac Paprec 3 !