Open 60 arrivals imminent
As spread out over the race course Class 40 skippers tackle different conditions in the Route du Rhum
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ORMA 60 tris
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Gitana 11
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Lionel lemonchois
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7j 17h 19m 6s
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2
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Banque Populaire
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Pascal Bidegorry
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8j 4h 25m 7s
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0
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3
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Sodeb'O
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Thomas Coville
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8j 13h 39m 2s
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Géant
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Michel Desjoyeaux
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8j 13h 48m 24s
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Groupama 2
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Franck Cammas
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8j 17h 55m 17s
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Brossard
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Yvan Bourgnon
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9j 0h 40m 15s
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Foncia
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Alain Gautier
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9j 16h 14m 40s
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Region Guadeloupe-Terres de Passions
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Claude Thelier
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11j 11h 56m 51s
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9
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Sopra Group
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Antoine Koch
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15 58.52' N
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61 33.68' W
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7.4
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21
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3.6
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102
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12
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288.4
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14
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Gitana 12
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Thierry Duprey du Vorsent
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16 50.92' N
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61 27.08' W
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16
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218
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14.3
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222
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14.2
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341
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84.1
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70.1
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Madinina
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Gilles Lamire
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31 15.72' N
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45 35.52' W
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4.4
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228
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7.5
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251
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8.9
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212.6
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1306.8
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1292.7
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ABD
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Orange Project
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Steve Ravussin
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IMOCA Open 60s
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Sill et Veolia
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Roland Jourdain
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16 22.20' N
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61 50.60' W
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11.2
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168
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10.4
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211
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10.8
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260.2
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49.8
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VM Matériaux
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Jean Le Cam
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17 06.60' N
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61 30.60' W
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13
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209
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12.1
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222
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13.4
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321.1
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90.1
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40.3
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Virbac-Paprec
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Jean-Pierre Dick
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18 01.60' N
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60 45.80' W
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16.4
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217
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15.9
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215
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14.5
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347.4
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155.8
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106
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Brit Air
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Armel Le Cléac'h
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18 40.72' N
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60 07.00' W
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15.2
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224
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15.4
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219
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14.4
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345.1
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217.6
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167.8
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Temenos II
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Dominique Wavre
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18 32.60' N
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59 14.24' W
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9.2
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234
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12
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229
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11.5
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275.6
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245
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195.2
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Artemis
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Brian Thompson
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19 25.04' N
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58 03.93' W
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16.9
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239
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14.7
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230
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14.9
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358.3
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329.8
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280
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Roxy
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Anne Liardet
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24 09.80' N
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53 30.40' W
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11
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218
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10.9
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225
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232.2
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709.1
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659.4
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Safran
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Marc Guillemot
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25 44.36' N
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53 38.00' W
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13.1
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234
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12.2
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235
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9.8
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234.4
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773.1
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723.3
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Maisonneuve Basse Normandie
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JB Dejeanty
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27 05.94' N
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49 05.64' W
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224
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6.5
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252
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236.8
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998.8
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Adriana Karembeu Paris
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Philippe Fiston
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31 14.64' N
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42 40.96' W
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249
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245
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11.2
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270
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1422.2
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1372.4
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ABD
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Delta Dore
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Jeremy Beyou
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ABD
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PRB
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Vincent Riou
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Class 2 multis
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Crêpes Whaou !
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Franck-Yves Escoffier
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11j 19h 12m 0s
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Trilogic
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Eric Bruneel
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20 10.28' N
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57 40.92' W
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12.2
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224
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12.9
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233
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13.2
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317.1
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375.9
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Laiterie de Saint-Malo
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Victorien Erussard
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25 47.72' N
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52 10.68' W
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9.3
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230
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244
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216.9
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829.2
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453.3
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Deleage & DIAZO
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Loic Escofier
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29 17.44' N
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47 04.60' W
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11
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269
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228
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191.4
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1171
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Négocéane
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Roger Langevin
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29 23.54' N
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46 07.14' W
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8.6
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199
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239
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10.5
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253
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1213.5
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Gifi
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Dominique Demachy
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30 02.08' N
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44 57.92' W
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6.4
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235
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7.3
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233
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9.2
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221.3
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1284.5
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908.6
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ABD
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Jean Stalaven
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Pascal Quintin
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ABD
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Le Bon Marche - Rive Gauche
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Anne Caseneuve
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Class 3 multis
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Imagine-Institut des Maladies Génétiques
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Pierre Antoine
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30 33.68' N
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45 54.32' W
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9
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196
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7.6
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220
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207.4
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1267
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ABD
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Switch.fr
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Charlie Capelle
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ABD
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Ideal Stelrad
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Ross Hobson
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Class 1 monos
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Jeunes Dirigeants
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Pierre-Yves Guennec
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32 08.52' N
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40 08.28' W
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10.7
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243
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9.5
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241
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215.3
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1559.7
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Ville de Dinard
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Bruno Reibel
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34 22.68' N
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39 36.90' W
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8.4
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255
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248
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215.9
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1652.8
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93.1
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Antilles-Sails.com
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Philippe Chevallier
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33 11.84' N
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37 28.32' W
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8.2
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212
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8.9
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220
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7.5
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180.8
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1707.3
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147.5
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TAT Express
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Arnaud Dhallenne
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34 58.52' N
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38 09.96' W
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7.3
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248
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7.9
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231
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193
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1737.4
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177.7
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Class 2 monos
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Artforms
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Kip Stone
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30 08.28' N
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50 27.24' W
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9.2
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224
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10.5
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217
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9.7
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232.8
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1083.7
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Vedettes de Bréhat Cap Marine
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Servane Escoffier
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32 46.40' N
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52 05.24' W
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8.2
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221
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8.5
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216
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9.5
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228.8
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1165.5
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81.8
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Cap Guadeloupe 971
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Luc Coquelin
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34 40.92' N
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48 45.06' W
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8.1
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209
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8.3
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205
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7.9
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189.7
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1346.6
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262.8
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AOI Solidarité Dentaire Internationale
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Denis Douillez
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30 37.80' N
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34 23.96' W
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6.4
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227
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6.7
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230
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4.6
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109.3
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1775
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691.2
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Class 3 monos
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Roaring Forty
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Michel Kleinjans
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31 39.84' N
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41 32.56' W
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5
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214
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6.8
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248
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7.1
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170
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1484.5
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DangerousWhenWet
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Aurélia Ditton
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39 12.32' N
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41 19.28' W
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6
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244
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6.2
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244
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6.9
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166.1
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1789
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304.5
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Fantasy Forest
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Alain Grinda
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38 46.38' N
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27 01.26' W
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4.9
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16
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0.7
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33
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-0.1
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-2.5
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2315.2
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830.7
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ABD
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A Fond Contre la Spondylarthrite
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Didier Le Villain
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ABD
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La Promesse
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Jankees Lampe
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ABD
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Charter Regis Guillemot Martinique
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Regis Guillemot
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Class 40
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philsharpracing.com
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Phil Sharp
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30 22.44' N
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52 47.84' W
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9.1
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226
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8.8
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224
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8.3
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198.4
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1023.8
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Oyster Funds
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Gildas Morvan
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29 55.32' N
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49 41.44' W
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12.1
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214
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10.9
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218
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9.1
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218.6
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1099.8
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76
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Atao Audio System
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Dominic Vittet
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28 49.36' N
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44 37.76' W
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7.2
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245
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9.1
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253
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11.8
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283
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1255.8
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232
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IXSEA
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Olivier Rabine
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33 23.28' N
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48 29.36' W
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9
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238
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8.4
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242
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7.4
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177
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1298.4
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274.7
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Chocolats Monbana
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Damien Grimont
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32 21.72' N
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46 42.84' W
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8.3
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234
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8.6
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261
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9.2
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220.9
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1305.1
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281.4
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Appart'City
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Yvan Noblet
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29 52.32' N
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43 34.38' W
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9.4
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232
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9.4
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234
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10.7
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257.4
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1330.2
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306.4
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Bolands Mill
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Ian Munslow
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34 09.44' N
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48 03.72' W
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8.3
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206
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7.8
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214
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7.9
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188.5
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1347.9
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324.1
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Guyader L'Esprit de la Mer
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Gery Trentseaux
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32 34.40' N
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43 40.24' W
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8.2
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200
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8.2
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221
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10
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240.1
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1432.2
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408.5
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Le Comptoir Immobilier
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Guillaume Voizard
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34 48.16' N
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46 11.24' W
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10.2
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250
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8.1
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259
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192
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1433
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409.3
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Tchuda Popka 2
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Gw Catherine
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31 27.00' N
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42 27.44' W
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9.8
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235
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9.2
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231
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8.3
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198.7
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1439
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415.2
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Cotes d'Armor - Pierres et Mer
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Philippe le Gros
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32 27.18' N
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42 11.82' W
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11.2
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251
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9.8
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239
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9.4
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226
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1477.9
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454.2
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Cinémas Cinéfil.com
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JE Criquioche
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32 28.76' N
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41 44.84' W
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8.3
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232
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237
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9.3
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222.6
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1504.8
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481
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Nous Entreprenons
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Jacques Fournier
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33 09.72' N
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42 19.80' W
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13.3
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246
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10.2
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261
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10.4
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250.7
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1506.8
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483
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Lexibook
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Hervé Papin
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32 41.88' N
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41 35.04' W
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10.4
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231
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8.5
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234
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10
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240
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1519.3
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495.5
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15
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Cap VAD
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Thibaud Derville
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34 04.60' N
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41 37.20' W
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10.2
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256
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9
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247
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7.8
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188.4
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1569
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545.2
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FNAIM Pays de Loire
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Lionel Regnier
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31 55.52' N
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39 36.04' W
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6.2
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249
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9.7
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241
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7.8
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187.6
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1575.6
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551.8
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Destination Calais
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Pierre-Yves Chatelain
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32 25.88' N
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39 40.80' W
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9.3
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244
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9.4
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235
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8.4
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201.8
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1584.1
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560.3
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18
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Paca Entrprendre
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Cecile Poujol
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34 16.04' N
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41 05.60' W
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9.1
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250
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10.1
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252
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9.7
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233.7
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1596.5
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572.7
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19
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Nouvelle Caledonie
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Yves Ecarlat
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31 40.08' N
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37 02.00' W
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9.2
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214
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9.8
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222
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6
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144
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1680.6
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656.8
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KNAUF Industries
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David Lefebvre
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35 22.04' N
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38 26.12' W
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9.2
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213
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9.1
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232
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9.5
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228.2
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1735.6
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711.9
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21
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Jardin Bio Equitable
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Benoit Parnaudeau
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35 01.04' N
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35 16.52' W
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12
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238
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11.7
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230
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10.4
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248.9
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1857.4
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833.6
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22
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Kenmore Homes
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Nick Bubb
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39 36.12' N
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33 06.54' W
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9.1
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106
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7.6
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86
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-6.3
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-150.8
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2098.7
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1074.9
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23
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Fermiers de Loué - Sarthe
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Francois Angoulvant
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38 00.88' N
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30 31.08' W
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9
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220
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6.9
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231
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3.9
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93.1
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2142.4
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1118.6
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24
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Siegenia-Aubi
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Marc Lepesqueux
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38 07.68' N
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30 39.12' W
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9.4
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254
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7.9
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253
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4
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95.1
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2144.2
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1120.4
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ABD
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TMI Technologies
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Joe Seeten
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Later this afternoon we will see the arrival of Roland Jourdain's
Sill et Veolia into Pointe a Pitre, first home in the Open 60 class. This win will be Roland Jourdain's finest moment to date in a solo offshore racing career that has spanned more than 20 years. The red hull of his Open 60 will be followed in this evening by her sistership Jean le Cam's
VM Materiaux and then later by Jean-Pierre Dick on
Virbac Paprec, who in this race has really proved his credentials as a solo Open 60 sailor. A fight could still be on between Armel le Cleac'h on
Brit Air and Dominique Wavre
Temenos, the Swiss Open 60 just 30 miles behind.
The action is still on in the Class 40s where the front runners are currently converging. Still 440 miles separate race leader Phil Sharp on the right (west) side of the race track from fourth placed Dominique Vittet on ATAO Audio Systems on the left, with second placed Gildas Morvan in the middle some 165 miles to the east of Sharp. The relative distances to the finish line have remained consistent between Morvan and Sharp at around 90-100 miles over the last 24 hours, despite them being in very different weather conditions - Sharp is upwind on starboard tack in about 25 knots of southerly breeze while Morvan is in lighter (10-15 knot) southeasterlies. Meanwhile Vittet continues to enjoy 15-20 knot northeasterlies and has been making much better progress over the last 24 hours - covering 283 miles to Sharp's 198 moving him back up to third place in terms of distance to finish.
While Sharp is currently on the wind the depression to the north of the boats is set to move east, and this will cause the wind to veer sharply to the northwest by tomorrow afternoon for Sharp. Sharp will be the first to get this favourable shift but due to the rapid nature of the wind shift it is likely to once again leave an ugly sea behind it. These conditions may also not suit Sharp now that he is lacking a genniker.However at this time Gildas Morvan and, finally, Dominique Vittet will be upwind, so the sitatuion could even itself out. In sixth place still Ian Munslow on
Bollands Mill is following a similar track to Sharp, but further back up the track he is in similar conditions to Morvan at present reach on port in moderate airs.
The race is by no means over for the Class 40s. |
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