Images from the finish of the Vendee Globe for Sam Davies
by Sail-world.com on 15 Feb 2009
Sam Daviesand Roxy finish third on the water, first Briton and first female competitor home Jacques Vapillon
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Saturday at 00:41 (GMT), leading British female sailor Sam Davies onboard Roxy completed her first solo, non-stop round the world Vendée Globe race in an incredible time of just over 95 days.
Sam posted the second fastest time ever for a female Vendée Globe skipper, narrowly missing out on Ellen MacArthur’s record of 94 days and 4 hours after becoming stranded in light winds during the final days of the race. Sam’s bright pink Open 60 yacht Roxy covered an incredible 27,470 miles during the three month race at the average speed of 12.02 knots.
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