2000-2001 Vendee Globe Reports

Friday 10 November	Group 4 Dismasted
Saturday 11 November	Along the Coast
Sunday 12 November	Big Breeze and Steep Seas
Monday 13 November	Scooting downwind to the Canaries
Tuesday 14 November	Parlier leads on his birthday
Wednesday 15 November	1st Withdrawal
Thursday 16 November	PRB 1st @ the Canaries
Friday 17 November	Chabaud and Wavre split
Saturday 18 November	Leaders at Cape Verde
Sunday 19 November	Stamm heads for Cape Verde
Monday 20 November	In the Doldrums
Tuesday 21 November	West looks best
Wednesday 22 November	UBP Closes up
Friday 24 November	Parlier first at the equator
Saturday 25 November	13 boats have crossed 'the line'
Sunday 26 November	Parlier= Fantastic
Monday 27 November	Parlier on their mind
Tuesday 28 November	Leaders form a south sailing arrow
Wednesday 29 November	Wavre and Gally fastest
Thursday 30 November	Leaders turn east
Friday 1 December	When to gybe?
Saturday 2 December	Tactical Sailing
Sunday 3 December	4 boats @ 13 knots plus
Monday 4 December	Arrival at the Roaring 40's
Tuesday 5 December	New 24 hour record for Parlier
Wednesday 6 December	Sill is fastest in fleet
Thursday 7 December	6 boat lead pack
Friday 8 December	1st iceberg spotted
Saturday 9 December	Parlier's lead in trouble
Sunday 10 December	New 24 hour record for Wavre
Monday 11 December	Parlier moving again
Tuesday 12 December	PRB lengthens her lead
Wednesday 13 December	A Calm Southern Ocean
Thursday 14 December	Problems for Sanso
Friday 15 December	New ranks forming
Saturday 16 December	Gains on the leader
Sunday 17 December	Problems for Kingfisher
Monday 18 December	Parlier Falls back
Tuesday 19 December	Parlier dismasted
Wednesday 20 December	Southern Ocean Match Race
Thursday 21 December	Sanso heads for Australia
Friday 22 December	Sill takes the lead
Wednesday 27 December	Into the Pacific Ocean
Thursday 28 December	PRB's record pace
Friday 29 December	Calm stretch for PRB
Saturday 30 December	Kingfisher catches up
Sunday 31 December	The weather question
Monday 1 January 2001	Gains for PRB
Tuesday 2 January	PRB has electrical problems
Wednesday 3 January	Kingfisher takes 2nd
Thursday 4 January	PRB's Figaro Race
Friday 5 January	Active Wear not out of it yet
Saturday 6 January	PRB- out
Sunday 7 January	Could PRB's lead be permanant?
Monday 8 January	Active Wear closing on 3rd
Tuesday 9 January	The lead in perspective
Wednesday 10 January	PRB nears Cape Horn
Thursday 11 January	PRB doubles the Horn
Friday 12 January	Active Wear in 3rd
Saturday 13 January	Kingfisher 2nd to double Cape Horn
Sunday 14 January	Sill makes repairs
Monday 15 January	Coville joins Atlantic fleet
Tuesday 16 January	High pressure slows PRB
Wednesday 17 January	Aquitaine Innovations finishes repairs
Thursday 18 January	Whirlpool rounds Cape Horn
Friday 19 January	The cycle: leader loses
Saturday 20 January	Jury rigged AI faster than leader
Sunday 21 January	PRB getting back up to speed
Monday 22 January	PRB's lead under 100 miles
Tuesday 23 January	Trade Winds begin
Wednesday 24 January	Fleet pairs up
Thursday 25 January	8 precious miles
Friday 26 January	Like a one design fleet
Saturday 27 January	Full on around the clock solo racing
Sunday 28 January	Close as top 2 cross equator
Monday 29 January	Kingfisher takes the lead
Tuesday 30 January	Leaders in the trades
Wednesday 31 January	Tactical Options
Thursday 1 February	Sill takes 3rd place
Friday 2 February	Damage to Kingfisher
Saturday 3 February	Another around Cape Horn
Sunday 4 February	Crucial stretch ahead
Monday 5 February	Light air for the leaders
Tuesday 6 February	PRB in commanding lead
Wednesday 7 February	ETA= Saturday
Th 8 February	Sill in the Calms
Friday 9 February	More Trouble for Kingfisher
Saturday 10 February	PRB under 100 miles
Sunday 11 February	Desjoyeaux/PRB Win!
Monday 12 February	Kingfisher finishes 2nd
Tuesday 13 February	New 24 hour record for Sill
Wednesday 14 February	Jourdain fills podium
Thursday 15 February	Active Wear will be next
Friday 16 February	Slow Going
Saturday 17 February	Active Wear struggles upwind
Sunday 18 February	Another day for Thiercelin
Monday 19 February	Hall's predicament
Tuesday 20 February	Active Wear takes 4th

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