Monthly Archives: November 2014

Route du Rhum: GC for class 40: Largest entries. No boat finished yet.

class40 | 43 entrants. Tales 2 Santander skipperd by Alex Pella is leading and has nearly 600 nm to go. But only 100 nm separates the first three boats. This class also has two women; Miranda Merron in 8th place … Continue reading

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Route du Rhum: GC for Multi 50 class. Winner: Erwan Le Roux.

multi50 | 11 entrants. Winner Fenetrea-Cardinal. First two boats in this class finished 1 day ahead of the Imoca class winner. One boat of this class yet to finish and has over 1,100 nm to go. Six abandons. Rang Bateau/Skipper … Continue reading

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Route du Rhum: GC for Imoca class: Winner Macif with Francois Gabard.

imoca | 9 entrants: Winner Macif with Francois Gabard: 12 days, 4 hours. Two boats yet to finish: they have some 550 and 650 nm to the finish. Rang Bateau/Skipper Lat. Long. Vit. Cap Dist. But Dist. 1er Prog. (24H) … Continue reading

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Route du Rhum St Malo to Pointe-a Pitre: Ultime (large trimarans) class final positions.

Classement général :Overall winner : BPVII with Loick Peyron: 7 days 15 hrs; New record for the event. Le 16/11/2014 à 16:00 Dernier classement (Format Excel) Historique des classements ultime | 8 entrants, one abandon due damage on day 1. … Continue reading

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Napoleon’s bicorn hat bought at auction for over €1.8M.

Un chapeau de Napoléon acheté 1,8 million d’euros aux enchères par Cécile Mimaut dimanche 16 novembre 2014 17:01 Le chapeau de Napoléon adjugé à 1,88 million d’euros avait été mis aux enchères ce week-end à Fontainebleau lors de la vente … Continue reading

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Swarte-piet: Is it the end for the jovial Saint-Nicolas?

90 arrestations pendant le défilé de Saint-Nicolas aux Pays-Bas. 90 arrests during a Saint-Nicolas parade in Holland. par Cécile Mimaut samedi 15 novembre 2014 21:58 Des opposants de Pierre le Noir, compagnon jovial de Saint-Nicolas qu’ils considèrent comme un stéréotype … Continue reading

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Ebola: Air passengers from Mali now checked medically at CDG and Orly.

Ebola : les vols en provenance du Mali désormais contrôlés par Grégoire Lecalot samedi 15 novembre 2014 09:03 Passagers arrivant de Guinée à Roissy. Ceux qui viennent du Mali seront à présent également contrôlés. (Mali added to Guinee as AF … Continue reading

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France-Russian aircraft carrier delivery contract gets tight.

Livraison du Mistral : Moscou donne deux semaines à la France (Moscow gives France 2 wks) par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 14 novembre 2014. Moscou donne jusqu’à la fin du mois à la France pour livrer son Mistral © … Continue reading

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Route du Rhum: First in monocoque Imoca class (18.28 m) just finished. (Macif with Francois Gabart)

dernière minute Route du Rhum : Gabart s’impose chez les monocoques François Gabart (Macif) est arrivé en tête des monocoques Imoca (18,28 m) dans la Route du Rhum vendredi à Pointe-à-Pitre, en Guadeloupe. Après les Ultimes avec Loïck Peyron et … Continue reading

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Route du Rhum: Leading Multi 50 boat finishes.

Fenetrea-Cardinal with Erwan Le Roux finished at 18h15 Irish time, creating a new record for the class of 11 days, 5 hours, 13 minutes and 55 seconds. 13.16 knots avg speed. He bettered the time set in the 2006 event … Continue reading

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