Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Jourdain Quits

After 84 days of racing, in second place since December 16th , Roland Jourdain took the hard decision this morning to bring his Vendee Globe to an end and stop at the Azores. After losing part of his keel last Thursday, the skipper of Veolia Environnement has done all he can to ensure the stability of his boat and his own safety in some very difficult sea conditions.

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