Open 60s closing on the finish
While elsewhere in the Route du Rhum the lead in the Class 40s is back in contention
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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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0.0
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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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Sodeb'O
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Thomas Coville
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8j 13h 39m 2s
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0.0
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4
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Géant
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Michel Desjoyeaux
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8j 13h 48m 24s
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0.0
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Groupama 2
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Franck Cammas
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8j 17h 55m 17s
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0.0
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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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0.0
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Sopra Group
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Antoine Koch
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20 18.12' N
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60 10.80' W
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13.2
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208
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14.1
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200.0
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16.0
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383.1
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302.5
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0.0
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Gitana 12
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Thierry Duprey du Vorsent
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21 11.68' N
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57 34.40' W
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13.4
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231
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11.9
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223.0
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11.0
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262.9
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425.1
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122.6
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10
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Madinina
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Gilles Lamire
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33 31.24' N
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42 21.48' W
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10.3
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214
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14.9
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229.0
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9.1
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218.3
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1519.4
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1216.9
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NL
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Region Guadeloupe-Terres de Passions
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Claude Thelier
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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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20 00.56' N
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59 17.52' W
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18.4
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202
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15.1
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207.0
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15.8
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380.0
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309.6
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0.0
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VM Matériaux
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Jean Le Cam
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21 35.80' N
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58 36.72' W
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15.3
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213
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11.3
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212.0
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16.5
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396.8
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410.7
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101.1
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Virbac-Paprec
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Jean-Pierre Dick
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22 42.20' N
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57 20.00' W
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12.1
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222
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16.3
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202.0
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15.0
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360.3
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504.8
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195.2
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Temenos II
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Dominique Wavre
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22 05.20' N
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56 04.72' W
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13.3
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201
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15.8
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202.0
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13.9
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333.6
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520.3
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210.7
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Brit Air
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Armel Le Cléac'h
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23 45.56' N
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56 56.52' W
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15.1
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196
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17.0
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198.0
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14.3
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342.7
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561.1
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251.5
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Artemis
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Brian Thompson
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23 53.05' N
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53 45.05' W
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16.3
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209
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12.5
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214.0
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12.8
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306.8
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687.9
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378.3
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Roxy
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Anne Liardet
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26 02.64' N
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49 39.24' W
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8.0
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224
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10.3
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213.0
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12.3
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295.1
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941.2
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631.6
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Safran
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Marc Guillemot
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27 38.08' N
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49 32.80' W
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9.4
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258
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11.2
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252.0
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13.7
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329.6
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1007.4
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697.8
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Maisonneuve Basse Normandie
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JB Dejeanty
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28 29.40' N
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44 52.16' W
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33.3
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174
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10.6
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222.0
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10.0
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239.4
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1233.8
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924.1
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Adriana Karembeu Paris
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Philippe Fiston
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34 16.72' N
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38 42.68' W
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13.8
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211
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12.3
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213.0
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5.7
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135.9
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1691.3
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1381.7
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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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Clas 2 multis
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Crêpes Whaou !
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Franck-Yves Escoffier
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19 17.84' N
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60 33.60' W
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15.0
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184
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17.5
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208.0
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16.2
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389.9
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238.6
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0.0
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Trilogic
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Eric Bruneel
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24 06.60' N
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53 36.66' W
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16.6
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202
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14.7
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204.0
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13.2
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317.0
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691.9
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453.3
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3
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Laiterie de Saint-Malo
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Victorien Erussard
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27 39.92' N
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48 36.68' W
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11.4
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262
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8.4
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255.0
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10.3
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246.3
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1046.3
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807.7
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Deleage & DIAZO
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Loic Escofier
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33 25.40' N
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46 34.16' W
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13.0
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164
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9.6
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183.0
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9.1
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218.1
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1362.5
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1123.9
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Négocéane
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Roger Langevin
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31 40.18' N
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41 58.53' W
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13.8
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229
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11.4
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233.0
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8.1
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194.9
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1466.7
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1228.1
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Gifi
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Dominique Demachy
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32 46.56' N
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41 59.20' W
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10.2
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238
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10.2
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225.0
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6.2
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147.6
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1506.0
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1267.4
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NL
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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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32 54.24' N
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42 54.72' W
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8.0
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226
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10.4
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226.0
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8.0
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191.7
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1474.3
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0.0
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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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34 04.44' N
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36 31.72' W
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6.6
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245
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4.0
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238.0
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4.9
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116.9
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1775.0
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0.0
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2
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Ville de Dinard
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Bruno Reibel
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36 01.68' N
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35 43.64' W
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7.0
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293
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5.1
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249.0
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6.0
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143.1
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1871.4
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96.4
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3
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Antilles-Sails.com
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Philippe Chevallier
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35 54.44' N
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35 13.08' W
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7.0
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214
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6.6
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200.0
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6.0
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143.2
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1888.1
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113.1
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4
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TAT Express
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Arnaud Dhallenne
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37 00.92' N
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35 04.60' W
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8.2
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228
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7.4
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259.0
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6.4
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154.8
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1930.4
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155.4
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Class 2 monos
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Artforms
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Kip Stone
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33 14.76' N
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47 42.80' W
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9.1
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246
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10.5
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239.0
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11.7
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279.8
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1316.5
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0.0
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2
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Vedettes de Bréhat Cap Marine
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Servane Escoffier
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36 00.40' N
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49 38.04' W
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6.1
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204
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8.3
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226.0
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10.9
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261.2
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1394.4
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77.9
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3
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Cap Guadeloupe 971
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Luc Coquelin
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37 36.82' N
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47 12.74' W
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9.0
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265
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8.0
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258.0
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8.5
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204.0
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1538.6
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222.0
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4
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AOI Solidarité Dentaire Internationale
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Denis Douillez
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32 09.52' N
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32 51.44' W
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6.3
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299
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4.0
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204.0
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4.2
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101.3
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1884.3
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567.8
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Clas 3 monos
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Roaring Forty
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Michel Kleinjans
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33 09.40' N
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38 41.20' W
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9.0
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227
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7.9
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220.0
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5.5
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131.6
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1654.5
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0.0
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2
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DangerousWhenWet
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Aurélia Ditton
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40 27.48' N
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37 52.64' W
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9.0
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244
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8.4
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233.0
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6.9
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164.5
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1955.1
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300.6
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NL
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Fantasy Forest
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Alain Grinda
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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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32 48.48' N
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49 53.10' W
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7.1
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213
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8.8
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229.0
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10.0
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240.6
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1223.0
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0.0
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2
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Oyster Funds
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Gildas Morvan
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32 23.72' N
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46 32.92' W
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9.1
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258
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9.1
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232.0
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10.4
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250.7
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1318.4
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95.3
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3
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IXSEA
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Olivier Rabine
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35 00.08' N
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45 16.88' W
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10.1
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238
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10.4
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235.0
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10.3
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247.5
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1475.4
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252.4
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4
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Chocolats Monbana
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Damien Grimont
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34 04.60' N
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42 44.64' W
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15.3
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219
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12.7
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219.0
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7.4
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178.7
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1520.0
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297.0
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Bolands Mill
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Ian Munslow
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36 22.00' N
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45 17.52' W
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14.2
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234
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9.1
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230.0
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9.7
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232.3
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1536.4
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313.4
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6
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Atao Audio System
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Dominic Vittet
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32 14.44' N
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40 34.48' W
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5.2
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76
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9.2
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239.0
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6.2
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147.7
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1541.5
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318.5
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7
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Appart'City
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Yvan Noblet
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32 34.62' N
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39 39.48' W
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9.6
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267
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7.6
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243.0
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5.6
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134.5
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1588.5
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365.4
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8
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TMI Technologies
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Joe Seeten
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33 19.56' N
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40 19.92' W
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10.6
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220
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9.6
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221.0
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5.8
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138.6
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1592.3
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369.3
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Le Comptoir Immobilier
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Guillaume Voizard
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35 57.28' N
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42 00.44' W
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11.2
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242
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12.1
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230.0
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10.1
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242.0
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1623.2
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400.2
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10
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Tchuda Popka 2
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Gw Catherine
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33 30.52' N
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39 22.60' W
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10.1
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238
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8.0
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230.0
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5.0
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120.6
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1637.7
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414.6
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11
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Guyader L'Esprit de la Mer
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Gery Trentseaux
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35 17.04' N
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40 06.76' W
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11.2
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234
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13.2
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230.0
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7.9
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189.9
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1672.4
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449.3
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12
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Cotes d'Armor - Pierres et Mer
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Philippe le Gros
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34 44.82' N
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38 36.60' W
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9.4
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217
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10.1
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210.0
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5.3
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127.1
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1705.1
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482.1
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Cinémas Cinéfil.com
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JE Criquioche
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34 31.92' N
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38 02.24' W
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9.4
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210
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8.1
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220.0
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4.0
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96.8
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1727.4
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504.3
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14
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Cap VAD
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Thibaud Derville
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34 56.92' N
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37 38.88' W
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7.1
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262
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4.9
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230.0
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3.6
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87.4
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1757.4
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534.3
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15
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Nous Entreprenons
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Jacques Fournier
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35 09.36' N
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37 49.32' W
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9.3
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230
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5.5
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214.0
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4.3
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102.6
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1757.5
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534.4
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16
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Lexibook
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Hervé Papin
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35 15.68' N
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37 52.04' W
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9.3
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234
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5.4
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236.0
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4.3
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102.6
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1759.3
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536.3
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17
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FNAIM Pays de Loire
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Lionel Regnier
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33 22.56' N
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36 18.04' W
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6.0
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248
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5.5
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230.0
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5.6
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135.3
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1763.2
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540.2
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Destination Calais
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Pierre-Yves Chatelain
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34 11.00' N
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36 17.04' W
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3.1
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242
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2.7
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264.0
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4.8
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114.1
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1788.8
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565.8
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Nouvelle Caledonie
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Yves Ecarlat
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33 14.52' N
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34 48.44' W
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4.0
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200
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3.3
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216.0
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5.3
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127.4
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1824.6
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601.6
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20
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Paca Entrprendre
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Cecile Poujol
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35 27.00' N
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36 16.20' W
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8.3
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200
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4.6
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197.0
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4.8
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114.6
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1830.2
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607.2
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21
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Kenmore Homes
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Nick Bubb
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39 21.12' N
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36 57.12' W
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7.7
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79
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7.9
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77.0
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-4.4
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-104.6
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1948.6
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725.6
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22
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KNAUF Industries
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David Lefebvre
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37 23.20' N
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34 31.68' W
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10.1
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220
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6.6
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241.0
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6.4
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154.5
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1964.6
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741.5
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23
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Jardin Bio Equitable
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Benoit Parnaudeau
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37 37.52' N
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31 12.56' W
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9.0
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242
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9.2
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234.0
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5.4
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130.4
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2106.3
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883.2
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Siegenia-Aubi
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Marc Lepesqueux
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38 31.80' N
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28 37.56' W
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.1
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2239.3
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1016.3
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Fermiers de Loué - Sarthe
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Francois Angoulvant
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38 31.96' N
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28 37.48' W
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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2239.4
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1016.4
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Yesterday saw the third multihull capsize in the severe conditions the mid and back end of the fleet have been experiencing. Long term multihull skipper Pascal Quintin on his class two trimaran Jean Stalaven, capsized at 16:40GMT 800 miles WSW of the Azores. Having set off his distress beacons, he was rescued from his upturned hull at midnight GMT last night by the
Pudu bulk carrier.
in the Open 60s class race leader Roland Jourdain on board
Sill et Veolia is rapidly closing on the finish line. At the latest position report Bilou had just 309 miles left to sail and a comfortable 101 mile advantage over his old friend and rival Jean le Cam on board
VM Materiaux. Jourdain's position is looking comfortable and if he pulls this off it will represent the most major win of his career to date and payback for the keel troubles that forced him to retire from the last Vendee Globe. His ETA at the finish line is tomorrow morning GMT.
Overnight positions have remained fairly stable between the Open 60s, all laying the course and drag racing to the finish line in 20-25 knot easterlies with speeds averaging 11.3 to 17 knots. The finish order is now set the only likely contention could be between Jean-Pierre Dick on
Virbac-Paprec who has regained third place from Dominique Wavre's
Temenos, just 15 imles separating the boats this morning. Behind them Armel le Cleac'h on
Brit Air is currently reecording the highest speed of the boats - having averaged 17 knots for the last 4 hours.
In the class 40s, Gildas Morvan on
Oyster Funds is back on the map and as we suspected last night, he has closed to within 95 miles of genniker-less class leader Phil Sharp. However Sharp's position is some 175 miles WNW of Morvan and this will mean he is subject to a different weather phase to the Figaro veteran.
While the boats are curerntly enjoying brisk northeasterly, the forecast indicates there to be more breeze on Morvan's side of the course and this is born out by him having average 10.1 knots to Sharp's 7.1 over the last four hours. Longer term the cards are also likely to fall Morvan's way due to the development of an intense depression tomorrow over Newfoundland, the influence of which will be felt as far south as the boats are now. Sharp will be first to come under the influence of this, and tomorrow afternoon will see him hard on the wind in 25 knots... The forecast indicated that Morvan will get more of a light patch before he too finds himself hard on the wind come tomorrow night. Nice.
Meanwhile the boats to the north are finally reaping the benefits of having seven bells knocked out of them 24-48 hours ago. Moving up to third place is Olivier Rabine in his Jumbo 40 IXSEA, with Ian Munslow on
Bollands Mill jumping up to fifth place further north still (Nick Bubb has been forced to retire with a broken boom). The latest sched shows him just 15 miles astern of Damien Grimont's
Chocolats Monbana, however by tomorrow night Munslow too will be hard on the wind. The loser meanwhile have been the boats to the south, most notably Dominique Vittet's
ATAO Audio System, now down to sixth. |
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