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• en : VOLVO OCEAN RACE / Leg 5

  Green : Unlucky for some ?

  A number of countries in the world recognise that the colour Green is unlucky, although some would undoubtedly disagree. Right now, as they wrote back in a crew e-mail recently, SEB would wholeheartedly support the fact that Green is unlucky ; up to a point maybe illbruck would too. However, thus far they have managed to convert their (…)
  Information Volvo Ocean Race 14 mars 2002
• fr : 3 Questions Net A

  Bunny McDiarmid : "Les Néo Zélandais veulent une Coupe de l’America sans nucléaire"

  Bunny McDiarmid est une militante anti nucléaire de Greenpeace Nouvelle Zélande. Elle a été une des premières à élever la voix contre le partenariat entre le groupe nucléaire français Areva et l’équipe du Défi Français pour la Coupe de l’America 2003.
  Christophe Guigueno 14 mars 2002
• fr : Trophée Jules Verne

  A bord d’Orange

  Aboard the maxi-catamran Orange

  Yves, Ronan and the genaker
  Christophe Guigueno 13 mars 2002
• en : Jules Verne Trophy

  The maxi-catamaran Orange is "on a diet"

  Anticyclones are usually synonymous with nice weather... and nice weather is usually synonymous with a lack of wind... This means that the maxi-catamaran Orange is "on a diet" today and is making steady progress weaving between squalls. As expected, Bruno Peyron and his men are sliding along to the west of the Saint Helena high whose centre is (…)
  13 mars 2002
• fr : TROPHEE JULES VERNE

  Le maxi-catamaran Orange est " à la diète "

  

  Yann Elies. Photo : JP Epron / Maxi Catamaran Orange

  Qui dit anticyclone, dit beau temps.. Et qui dit beau temps dit souvent manque de vent... Aussi le maxi-catamaran Orange est aujourd’hui " à la diète " et avance en zigzaguant entre les grains. Comme prévu, Bruno Peyron et ses hommes glissent à l’ouest de l’anticyclone de Ste Hélène dont le centre est à moins de 300 milles dans l’est/sud-est. " (…)
  13 mars 2002
• en : Volvo Ocean Race / Leg 5

  Proof of the Pudding*

  As the girls are showing very good racing these days, it is worth looking at some of the crewmembers that make Amer Sports Too go fast and be a real threat to male campaigns that have had ten times the preparation time.
  Information Volvo Ocean Race 13 mars 2002
• en : 3 Questions Net To

  Bunny McDiarmid : "New Zealanders are happy to have a French entry into the America’s Cup but not at any price"

  Bunny McDiarmid is a Nuclear Campaigner from Greenpeace NZ. She was one of the first to react to the announcement from the members of the french challenger for the 2003 America’s Cup to be sponsorship by the Areva Group, the french nuclear group.
  Christophe Guigueno 13 mars 2002
• en : Jules Verne Trophy

  Orange back to her 500 nm / day rythm

  The maxi-catamaran Orange is continuing to rack up averages of more than 500 miles per 24 hours and is currently sliding along less than 500 miles east of Rio Janeiro (Brazil). Average speeds are hovering around 22 knots over 24 hours and nothing would seem to stop the giant mile gobbling Orange’s rapid descent south. A padeye failed last night (…)
  12 mars 2002
• fr : TROPHEE JULES VERNE

  Orange reprend son rythme à 500 milles / jour

  

  Photo : JP Epron / Maxi Catamaran Orange

  Le maxi-catamaran Orange continue d’afficher des moyennes de plus de 500 milles par 24 heures et glisse actuellement à moins de 500 milles dans l’est de Rio de Janeiro (Brésil). Les vitesses moyennes tutoient les 22 noeuds sur 24 heures et rien ne semble vouloir arrêter la rapide descente vers le sud du géant croqueurs de milles. Un padaille (…)
  12 mars 2002
• en : Volvo Ocean Race /Leg 5

  In The Land Of Black Clouds

  The weather affect the crews in the tropics not less than in the Southern Ocean. Was it miserable, cold and windy in the Deep South, it is the opposite now : Hot, humid sometimes dead calm. The giant rain clouds are the typical feature of the tropics and they are affecting all the fleet.
  12 mars 2002