- Title: FRANCE: YACHTING - BAD WEATHER THREATS VENDEE GLOBE ROUND GLOBE YACHT CHALLENGE
- Date: 8th November 2000
- Summary: SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE (NOVEMBER 03, 2000) 1. VIEW OF HARBOUR 2. PAN ACROSS YACHTS 3. FILE PICTURES OF TONY BULLIMORE BEING RESUCED IN THE 1997 EDITION OF THE RACE 4. SAILOR/COMPETITOR ON BOARD 5. TEAM GROUP 4 YACHT AT SEA 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SKIPPER MIKE GOULDING SAYING IT WOULD BE CRAZY TO START RACE INM HURRICAINE CONDITIONS 7. SAILOR UP MAST 8. TILT TO STERN OF BOAT WITH GLOBE SHOWING ROUTE 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SPOKESMAN FOR FRENCH WEATHER SERVICE SAYING IF WINDS COME FROM SOUTH WEST IT COULD BRING BIG WAVES 10. REAR SHOT RACE ORGANIZER PHILLIPE JEANTOT BEING FILMED 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JEANTOT CONFIRMING METEO FRANCE IS PREDICTING WINDS OF TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE KNOTS INCREASING TO THIRTY-THIRTY FIVE AND FORTY FORTY FIVE BUT HE THINKS CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR THE RACE TO START ON SUNDAY AS PLANNED 12. ON BOARD KINGFISHER 13. SKIPPER ELLEN MACARTHUR EATING AND BEING PHOTOGRAPHED 14. (SOUNDBITE) (Engblish) ELLEN MACARTHUR SAYS IT WOULD BE HARD, ADDING SHE IS AWARE OF THE CHALLENGE AHEAD 15. ROUGH SEA IN ENGLISH CHANNEL Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: SABLES D'OLONNE, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVA2B6BCQ621S1P819THRSUZDVUL
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