01 February 2009

Historic second Vendee Globe in 84 days


News : Historic second Vendee Globe victory for Desjoyeaux - Vendée Globe: "Sailing more than 28,303 miles, averaging around 13.2 knots, French solo skipper Michel Desjoyeaux has shattered the Vendée Globe race record today by 3 days 7 hours and 39 seconds on his way to becoming the first skipper ever to win the solo non stop around the world race twice. The course is effectively 1150 miles longer than in 2004.

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