Vincent Riou

Vendée Globe News - Near Disaster in the Roaring Forties



02 Dec

Vincent Riou sailing PRB and Jean Pierre Dick (Paprec Virbac 2) had a big scare this afternoon, when they nearly collided!

Vincent Riou left his chart table this afternoon, and stepped into the cockpit to find Jean-Pierre Dick and his yacht Paprec-Virbac sailing very close - way too close! "It is difficult to establish

Vendee Globe near miss

Vendée Globe - Week 4



01 Dec

Three weeks into the Vendée Globe Race, and 25 boats remain from the fleet of thirty. Delta Dore officially joined the ranks of the bruised and battered when Jérémie Beyou resigned from the race with unrepairable damage.  The pack is tight, the winds have shifted, and the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe is nearing the Southern Oceans.  The first

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