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Ari Huusela passes Auckland Island in the Vendée Globe © Ari Huusela / Stark #VG2020 British skipper Pip Hare kept her Vendée Globe on course when she replaced her damaged port rudder on Medallia yesterday evening, completing the difficult operation in the South Pacific Ocean some 1000 miles west of Cape Horn. Having discovered a crack in the shaft of her rudder, the 45 year old had no alternative to stop her IMOCA 60, drop out of the damaged rudder and ship the spare in 20 knots of wind and a big Pacific swell. Hare may have lost two places, dropping to 17th, but the Engli...

Bestaven expoits winds to open up big lead in Vendee Globe Issued on: 3 min Paris (AFP) French skipper Yannick Bestaven took advantage of some generous winds to extend his lead to 430 nautical miles in the solo round-the-world Vendee Globe on Thursday. Bestaven accelerated north into the Atlantic, often at 20 knots overnight, after connecting with the strong south-easterly on Wednesday, while his pursuers were struggling to hit 10 knots. AT 1700GMT Thursday, the skipper of Maitre Coq IV was around 550 miles east of Buenos Aires, well clear of the chasing group which is headed by Charlie Da...

Vendée Globe Day 60: Tunnel vision for Pip Hare, dream realised for Cape Horner Tripon by Vendée Globe 6 Jan 17:34 GMT 6 January 2021 Armel Tripon on L'Occitaine en Provence passes Cape Horn in the Vendée Globe © Armel Tripon / L’Occitaine en Provence #VG2020 With 1300 miles to sail to Cape Horn this next week will be the toughest of British skipper Pip Hare's Vendée Globe. With her autopilot system compromised due to the lack of true wind direction and strength data input, Hare is having to constantly adjust her course manually using the pilot's ...

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