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The Next Chapter
There were at least eight determined and energetic crew out on Adela’s bowsprit and its netting. They were frantically trying to unhank and retrieve the remains of the No1 jib which, with very little time before the race start, had suddenly torn from
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‘I Went Through A Nightmare’
Swiss skipper Oliver Heer, who is still chasing qualification for a Vendée Globe place, had one of the toughest Transats. Heer, a former boat captain for Alex Thomson, was knocked down and nearly rolled in 40-knot winds, then hit by a large wave whic
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Transat Test For Vendée Hopefuls
One of the final qualifying races for the IMOCA fleet ahead of this November’s Vendée Globe, the Transat CIC, delivered challenging North Atlantic conditions for its 48 solo skippers. The oldest of all the single-handed races, The Transat was created

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