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June 1, 2011Who Can Afford the Vendée Globe?Has the fabled solo race lost its adventurer spirit? Veterans Luc Van Den Heede and Arnaud Boissières discuss how times have changed.
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March 5, 2012Opinions Vary on Vendée Globe One-DesignThe radical Open 60 class, the heart of the Vendée Globe and other shorthanded ocean races is facing an unsure future. Some see a move toward a one-design as the answer.
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January 29, 2013The Smallest ClubRich Wilson became the second American to complete the Vendée Globe in 2009. Read his story, and this interview, to get a look at one of the smallest clubs on this planet.
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January 27, 2013Gabart's Winning ReflectionsAfter completing the Vendee Globe race in 78 days, Francois Gabart addresses the press with some surprises.
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January 25, 2013Watch the Vendée Globe Finish!Relive the finish of the Vendée Globe in Les Sables d'Olonne, France.
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November 28, 2012Calamities of the Vendée GlobeThe nonstop solo around-the-world race has been called the "Everest of the Seas." Like Everest, the Vendée Globe takes prisoners. As the miles left to the finish diminish, so do the number of boats in the race.
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November 13, 2012Drama, Danger, and French PassionTwo skippers are forced to abandon their dreams of winning the Vendée Globe less than 48 hours after the start. Bruce Gain reflects on the drama of the race and the emotional cord it strikes with the French public.
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November 9, 2012Who Will Win the Vendée Globe?Bruce Gain checks in with the Vendée Globe skippers to see how they're sizing up their competition for the solo, around-the-world race.
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November 7, 2012The Faces of the Vendée GlobeThese 20 sailors will set off on Nov. 10 to sail around the world alone in the grueling Vendée Globe.
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April 11, 2012At What Price Safety?New regulations were supposed to make the Open 60 monohulls safer and faster. But not everyone agrees that this has happened.
