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and 43 seconds. He sailed 28,022 miles at an average speed of 12.6 knots. He was 2 days, 18 hours and 7 minutes behind the winner, Gabard. He also broke the British singlehanded record of Mike Golding in 2005 by 7 days, 19 hours and 52 minutes. 31 January, Day 82: Nine boats were


In last issue three of the racers in the


Vendee Globe, a singlehanded non-stop race round the world, had crossed the fi nish line at Les Sables d’Olonne, France. François Gabart (MACIF) crossed the line fi rst and a mere three hours later Armel Le Cléac’h (BANQUE POPULAIRE) crossed. Gabart had broke the previous record by more than six days with a time of 78 days, 2 hours and 18 minutes traveling almost 29,000 miles. 28 January, Day 79: Alex Thomson (HUGO BOSS) had been in fourth, but Jean- Pierre Dick (VIRBAC PAPREC 3) had lost his keel and was nursing his boat the last 2,000 miles, which allowed HUGO BOSS to overtake him. HUGO BOSS was now in gale force winds and taking care not to have a problem with his racer as he passed through the shipping lanes in the Bay of Biscay. VIRBAC PAPREC 3 was nearing the coast of Portugal and needed to make a decision in the next couple of days whether to continue. With a major storm in the Bay of Biscay safety was a major concern. Those further back were not having great conditions 29 February, Day 80: HUGO BOSS was now 270 miles from the fi nish and was expected early the next day. He will be the third British sailor to have a podium fi nish. He has started in two other Vendee Globes, 2004 and 2008, and was forced to withdraw due to damage to his racers. This race has not been easy as he has had to make repairs to the brackets of one of his hydrogenera- tors so he had power. He later had to repair the hydrogenerator again. When VIRBAC PAPREC 3 lost her keel Thomson made the decision to sail closer to him to make sure that if he needed help he was there. However this also meant that he would not break the 80 days around record. VIRBAC PAPREC 3 is still thinking about his options. He has sailed 1,500 miles with no keel and has 610 miles to go. The problem is there is a weather system going to hit the Bay of Biscay and his damaged boat may not survive it.


Just south of the Canaries is Jean Le


Cam (SYNERCIEL) and Mike Golding (GAMESA), who are only 92 miles apart. The conditions are trying at best as the wind increases then decreases and if that is not bad enough it shifts 100 degrees. 30 January, Day 81: HUGO BOSS captures third crossing the fi nish line at 0725 with a time of 80 days, 19 hours, 23 minutes


still racing. VIRBAC PAPREC 3 decision was to moor to a buoy on the Galician coast and ride out the storm. He is tied to a buoy with not enough food or fuel. He has 291 miles to the fi nish and is now looking for a weather window. He also said that he had used his engine to approach the buoy and now needs to explain to the jury if this would disqualify him from the race. The weather was to remain heavy for a couple of days, but there did seem to be a window of opportunity coming in a couple of days. SYNERCIEL and GAMESA have good conditions and making good speed towards the fi nish. There is the Azores High and this will make them sail up towards the British coast. Behind these two are four others, MIRABAUD, AKENA VERAN- DAS, ACCIONA 100% ECOPOWERED AND VOTRE NOM AUTOUR DU MONDE AVEC EDM. Also in this group is CHEMINÉES POUJOULAT, which was disqualifi ed.


1 February, Day 83: The weather around the Bay of Biscay was terrible as pre- dicted. VIRBAC PAPREC 3 is still moored to the buoy and Dick has dove beneath his racer to see the damage. Sightseers have come to see him and he has posted a sign on his racer saying “Do not touch the boat.” He thinks that he can leave on Sunday morning. SYNERCIEL and GAMESA are still battling with just four miles separating them. Who will get to the wind fi rst?


The four racers further back are moving well, but for how long. 2 February, Day 84: SYNERCIEL and GAMESA have separated and their strategies are opposite the other. GAMESA is now in the lead, but it will be a couple of days before anyone knows which one made the right choice. She is further east and will sail a shorter course and it is upwind. Due to SYNERCIEL being further west she will sail downwind.


MIRABAUD has gained back about 200 miles on the two boats in front of him. However he will have to make the decision of going east or west soon


TEAM PLASTIQUE is enjoying great sailing conditions at the back and feels that he will fi nish the middle of February. 3 February, Day 85: During the night


Tanguy de Lamotte’s racer hit something in the water southwest of Cape Verde islands and damaged his starboard rudder, the port daggerboard is crushed and daggerboard casing is cracked letting in water. He said that the damage is not serious enough to stop


Jean Pierre Dick sails VIRBAC PAPREC 3 to the fi nish minus her keel.


racing. He did stop for a time to assess the damage and make some repairs. He says the he needs to remove the daggerboard to make repairs to the holes. He has been going slow so that not much water enters the boat. He still has 2,700 miles to go. VIRBAC PAPREC 3 is back racing in light conditions. He has not heard whether he will be disqualifi ed for using his engine. The battle between SYNERCIEL and


GAMESA is still ongoing with GAMESA in the lead.


Then came news at about 1052 hrs.


that ACCIONA 100% ECOPOWERED emergency beacons had been activated and that the boat had capsized and her skipper Javier Sanso was in his liferaft waiting to be rescued about 500 miles west of Madeira and 360 miles south of the Azores. Shortly after a EH101 helicopter was sent out from the Azores to affect the rescue, which was accomplished at 2340.


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4 February, Day 86: With no keel


VIRBAC PAPREC 3 has fi nished fourth in the Vendee Globe with an elapsed time of 86 days, 3 hours, 3 minutes and 40 seconds. He lost his keel on 21 January and sailed 2650 miles without it. He had been one of the major contenders until he lost a gennaker and his halyard hook high on the mast was damaged and he lost the advantage of his headsails until he fi xed it. 6 February, Day 88: After a hard fought battle with GAMESA, SYNER- CIEL, Jean La Cam, fi nishes fi fth in the race with an elapsed time of 88 days, 00 hours, 12 minutes and 58 seconds. A little more than six hours later Mike Golding on GAMESA fi nishes sixth with a time of 88 days, 6 hours, 36 minutes and 26 seconds. His major hurdle was he did not have the speed of the newer generation


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