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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 www.vapillon.com

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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Sam Davies finishes the 2009 Vendee Globe © Jacques Vapillon / DPPI / Vendée Globe http://www.vendeeglobe.org
Sam Davies finishes the 2009 Vendee Globe © Jacques Vapillon / DPPI / Vendée Globe http://www.vendeeglobe.org



Sam Davies is given a huge, warm welcome on arrival in Les Sables d’Olonne at finish of Vendee Globe race © Mark Lloyd/ DDPI/Vendee Globe http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/
Sam Davies is given a huge, warm welcome on arrival in Les Sables d’Olonne at finish of Vendee Globe race © Mark Lloyd/ DDPI/Vendee Globe http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/



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Sam Davies after her finish in the Vendee Globe Race © Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI / Vendée Globe http://www.vendeeglobe.org
Sam Davies after her finish in the Vendee Globe Race © Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI / Vendée Globe http://www.vendeeglobe.org



Sam Davies © Mark Lloyd http://www.lloyd-images.com
Sam Davies © Mark Lloyd http://www.lloyd-images.com



Sam Davies with her family after finish of Vendee Globe in Les Sables D’Olonne © Mark Lloyd http://www.lloyd-images.com
Sam Davies with her family after finish of Vendee Globe in Les Sables D’Olonne © Mark Lloyd http://www.lloyd-images.com

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