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The end of the voyage
After 41 days at sea, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is tackling the very last section of its epic voyage. Setting out from Hong Kong on 14th August 2008 in a bid to set a new reference time on the Tea Route, Lionel Lemonchois and his nine crew are continuing their cli...
Gitana 13 back in familiar waters
The maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group made its entrance into the Bay of Biscay on Sunday afternoon and is this Monday sailing at the latitude of Bordeaux. They are making headway in rather uncomfortable conditions, close-hauled in steady NE’ly winds, combined with short, big ...
Gitana 13 heading towards Cape Finisterre
The maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is continuing to make towards Cape Finisterre, which she is set to round tomorrow morning. However, current sailing conditions mean the boat is on a beam reach, which is proving far from relaxing, and requires all the energy from a crew w...
Gitana 13 opens her sails
Aboard the maxi-catamaran equipped by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, there’s more of a festive spirit than yesterday. By dint of patience and perseverance, Lionel Lemonchois and his nine crew have managed to switch across to the correct side of the stormy low, which is currently reigning supreme off ...
A relentless North Atlantic for Gitana 13
Aboard the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group, the climb up the North Atlantic is revealing all its subtleties… and its difficulty. Slowed considerably by a long passage across the Doldrums late last week, Lionel Lemonchois and his men are now faced with a meteorological brain...
Choice of course
The maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group has left the NE’ly tradewind today to close on a stormy low off Madeira. The negotiation of this phenomenon, which will occupy Lionel Lemonchois and his men over the coming days, is particularly significant as the end of the course and Gi...
Gitana 13 off Cape Verde
It wasn’t easy but the Doldrums are now just a memory in Gitana 13’s wake as the crew have been sailing on starboard tack in the tradewinds of the northern hemisphere since yesterday afternoon. With over 32 days at sea to their credit, Lionel Lemonchois and his men still have 2,467 miles to cover be...
Due North
The maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is fully benefiting from the last traces of the SE’ly tradewind to rack up the miles. An average of 22 knots over the past 24 hours, flat seas and an increase in temperature mean that life has a taste of paradise aboard Gitana 13 today. S...
The island of Saint Helena in Gitana 13’s line of sight
Setting out from Hong Kong 25 days ago, Gitana 13 crossed the Greenwich Meridian late morning today and is once again sailing in western longitudes. Positioned 400 miles from the island of Saint Helena and sailing abeam of Angola, the maxi-catamaran in the colours of the LCF Rothschild Group is cont...
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