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Vendée Globe: The Positions and Rankings on Monday at 9 am

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Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) still leads the Vendée Globe fleet. After conceding a few miles on Saturday, the Finistérien is still ahead of Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss).  At 9 am, he is 159 miles ahead of the Welshman. Armel Le Cléac’h ( Banque Populaire ) will arrive at the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne […]

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Jean-Pierre Dick is currently seventh in the Vendée Globe

Vendée Globe: Jean-Pierre Dick Loses Eight Hours after he Ventured into a Forbidden Zone

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SAILING: The French skipper, currently seventh in the Vendée Globe, apologized to his team and sponsors for this error … Jean-Pierre Dick (Saint-Michel-Virbac) sailed late Friday in to the prohibited area of the ice (Antarctic exclusion zone or ZEA) defined by the Vendée Globe organizers to avoid collisions with icebergs. Warned by the race director, […]

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