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23 / 12 / 2012 3 min read

The regatta in the regatta

Assume that one wants to run with a bike against Valentino Rossi. Even if it was a good driver, even...

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15 / 12 / 2012 4 min read

The Vendée Globe is not an holiday!

In the last few days I read articles and comments that define the Vendée Globe for certain skippers like a form of an holiday". I'll try to describe what this race is.

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07 / 12 / 2012 7 min read

Sleep and food

Sergio Frattaruolo tells us how the skippers sleep and eat in a race solo around the world.

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05 / 12 / 2012 5 min read

The Vendée goes on

After a not easy night for the challenging conditions of wind and sea, the race continues. First of all, as...

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30 / 11 / 2012 4 min read

What do the skipper every day?

As opposed to what you can imagine, the skipper spend relatively little time at the helm. Steer effectively is a task extremely arduous and difficult, after a few hours it becomes difficult to maintain a high concentration and the autopilot is more efficient. Consider also that Imoca 60 yachts are very fast boat and the cockpit is often flooded.

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29 / 11 / 2012 1 min read

Arcadia, a nice refitting from France

Arcadia is a beautiful 1968 sloop sail boat, recently refitted by our friend and partner Jules Chauvet by using the...