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Vendee Globe: Sam Davies talks to BYM News At 33, Samantha Davies is one of world’s most talented offshore sailors of either sex. Sam now lives in Kerlin, in Brittany, where she trains at the elite “Pole France” in Port La Forêt. The young Samantha dreamed of ... Volvo Ocean Race: Team Russia crew members focus on learning new skills Have you ever had some bad news that is of such huge scale that the only reaction is to laugh? The mind refuses to cry or become upset so humour is the prevailing emotion. That is what happened on ... Volvo Ocean Race: Team Russia may have to consider motoring So this will be my last blog of Leg 2…even if we are stuck out here for another week, I can’t take it anymore I just can’t take it……all this sweating onto the keyboard it makes typing a ... Vendee Globe: Front runners engaged in gybing battle Unquestionably, the best wind pressure is in the South, yet that starboard tack takes the boats away from the direct route. The compromise is a subtle one, a tricky balancing act between speed and gains made on the route, ... Vendee Globe: English excerpts from French radio talks Today’s special guest on today’s French radio broadcasts was Marc Thiercelin, unfortunately now on the sidelines after DCNS was dismasted in the first week of the Vendée Globe, plus live updates from racing skippers as they head into the ... Vendee Globe: Leaders make fast progress towards Cape of Good Hope The Forties are not yet roaring, but the leaders have picked up good north westerly pressure and are making fast progress towards the Cape of Good Hope. The 24 hour averages are climbing once again to the 300 mile ... Volvo Ocean Race: Navigator Roger Nilsson surprised other boats let Telefonica Blue escape Fernando Echávarri from Spain brought Telefónica Black into Cochin, India, in fourth place on leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race, earning five points, which when added to their scoring gate total of 1.5 points, brings their total to ... SolOceans: Bostik heads for Paris Boat Show After having her keel removed and having been prepared at the V1D2 yards by SailingOne team with the help of Marc Lefebvre (V1D2), Bostik, the first unit of the Veolia Oceans® one-design series of the SolOceans was put on ... Vendee Globe: Bernard Stamm on Cheminees Poujolat makes impressive progress Since setting out from Les Sables d’Olonne a second time on 13th November, Cheminées Poujoulat has made it back with the rest of the fleet and, at the 1100 hour ranking today, she was up into 19th position, and ... Vendee Globe. Derek Hatfield worries about breaking cars on Algimouss Spirit of Canada A bit of a shocker this morning to find a batten car on the mast broken and the batten hanging loose against the mast. As day light came on I could also see damage to the mast track, but ...