Sailing
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CLOSE CALL WITH AN ICEBERG, HIGH SPEEDS… AND 200 MILES REGAINED
IDEC SPORT has regained 200 miles in 24 hours. The Furious Fifties are pushing the big, red trimaran at high…
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IDEC SPORT BACK UP ABOVE 30 KNOTS
The Furious Fifties have been getting angrier since the middle of the night. The crew of IDEC SPORT is hurtling…
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A FORTNIGHT ALREADY
It was on Sunday 22nd November that Francis Joyon and his crew of just five set sail from Ushant to…
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JOYON LOOKING AHEAD
On this fifteenth day of racing in this attempt to smash the Jules Verne Trophy record, as has been the…
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A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
The IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran has been stuck in a ridge of high pressure for thirty hours or so. This…
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IDEC SPORT TACKLING THE INDIAN OCEAN
Francis Joyon and his crew of five on the IDEC SPORT Maxi trimaran crossed the longitude of Cape Agulhas today…
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FINAL DAY IN THE ATLANTIC
The IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran is due to finish her descent of the South Atlantic today. This part of the…
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IDEC SPORT DOWN WITH THE ICE
After being caught yesterday morning by the low-pressure system, which enabled them to get into the Southern Ocean at high…
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MIXED FORTUNES
The past 24 hours have been extremely varied for Idec Sport with her crew of six. Until the middle of…
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APPROACHING THE INDIAN OCEAN
Expected to cross the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope on Saturday at breakfast time with just a short…
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