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April 5, 2013Chuan's Class 40 CircumnavigationChinese skipper Guo Chuan completed a solo non-stop circumnavigation in a Class 40 and set a new world record of 137 days, 20 hours, 1 minute and 57 seconds on April 5. Here's what he said after finishing:It is difficult to describe my feeling at the moment. It is still like a dream, I feel like being in a dream. Sometimes during the journey, I do not know if I could go home. In Cape Horn, when I could not see anything in the wave, I felt it might be too far to go back. Several days ago in Taiwan Strait, I suspected if I could go home with the boat safely. But finally, it is all over.I have to say many many thanks to my family, my friends, my sponsors. But I'd like to say 'THANK YOU' to the wind as well. For the whole journey, wind is always accompanying me. It is fighting with me, it is driving me back home.
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April 4, 2013Speedsailing Chronicles: Joyon PoisedThe French solo multihull master Francis Joyon is aiming to own the four biggest speed sailing records, which he calls, appropriately, the Grand Slam.
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March 6, 2013Class 40 CircumnavigationGuo Chan, of China, departed from Qingdao on Nov. 18 to circumnavigate the globe solo on a Class 40. Here are some photos from on board.
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January 30, 2013Third Time's a CharmAfter two failed attempts at the Vendée Globe, the Brit Alex Thomson takes third place in the solo nonstop 'round-the-world race. He's the third ever British skipper to finish on the podium, and set a new non-stop 'round the world record for a solo British sailor.
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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 28, 2013The Golden Boy Comes HomeGabart becomes the youngest and fastest sailor to circumvent the world alone in the Vendée Globe.
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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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January 18, 2013The Golden Boy of the Vendée GlobeFrancois Gabart on Macif discusses the highs and lows of his epic Vendée Globe journey as he fights to keep his lead ahead of Armel Le Cléac’h on Banque Populaire.
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November 19, 2012From the Archives: The Ultimate ExperimentWhat the sailing world can assimilate from the sport's greatest laboratory, the Vendée Globe, is revealed in the successes and shortcomings of a diverse fleet. From our July 1993 issue.
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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.
