Vendee Globe
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February 5, 2013Vendée Globe: Tenacious JPJean-Pierre Dick on Virbac-Paprec 3 finished fourth in the Vendée Globe arriving with no keel.
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January 29, 2013Francois Gabart Wins 2012-2013 Vendée Globe RaceA young sailor becomes a Vendée Globe star.
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November 28, 2012Calamities of the Vendée GlobeThe nonstop solo around-the-world race has been called the "Everest of the Seas." Like Everest, the Vendée Globe takes prisoners. As the miles left to the finish diminish, so do the number of boats in the race.
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November 16, 2012Vendee Globe DramaFour skippers are out of the running six days into this race around the world.
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November 13, 2012Vendée Globe Start
Nineteen of the 20 skippers sailing the Vendée Globe solo race around the world started the 24,048-mile, three-month circumnavigation off Les Sables d’Olonne, France, on Nov. 10. Bertrand de Broc returned to port before the start to make a repair to a small puncture in his hull. Photos: Jean Marie Liot/DPPI/Vendee Globe
Click here to meet the skippers.
Click here to read more about the race.
Click here for Bruce Gain's blog on who will win the Vendee Globe.
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