January 2009 – Challenge and Adventure

The Final Hours Tick Away for the Vendee Globe Leader Michel Desjoyeaux on Fonica

admin January 31, 2009

admin January 31, 2009

Battered and bruised but more than able to smile, the crew of Green Dragon...

Oman Sail’s Musandam Crosses The Tasman Sea

admin January 31, 2009

400 miles covered in a 24 hour period earlier today as Musandam passed the...

The Final Miles in the Vendee Proving to be Hard Ones for Michel Desjoyeaux

admin January 31, 2009

At 1000am GMT Michel Desjoyeaux had 246 miles to the finish to complete an...

Equator crossing looms large for Dee and Aviva

admin January 31, 2009

Dee and Aviva have now spent over 80 days racing in the Vendée Globe...

Green Dragon Pushes on Toward Qingdao, China

admin January 30, 2009

Ian Walker and his crew are slowly tacking upwind towards Qingdao, following a night...

Bouwe Bekking’s Back May Be a Problem for Leg 5 of Volvo Ocean Race

admin January 30, 2009

Telefonica Blue skipper Bouwe Bekking admits he is far from certain of sailing leg...

Musandam Crew Prepares to Turn North and Head for Cook Straight

admin January 30, 2009

After a week of long daily distances in near perfect sailing conditions the...