| 41. | The men were competing in the French-organized Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht race.
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| 42. | Both were competing in the French-organized Vendee Globe nonstop solo around-the-world yacht race.
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| 43. | Fishermen blocked at least six Atlantic coastal ports in Normandy and closed a port in Vendee, further south.
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| 44. | Kl�ber served in the Rhineland during the War of the First Coalition, and also suppressed the Vendee Revolt.
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| 45. | This set off more pilgrimages and became part of the unrest leading up to the War in the Vendee.
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| 46. | Then the French won the next seven round-the-world races, including all three previous Vendee Globes.
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| 47. | No American has raced in the Vendee since Mike Plant took part in the inaugural one and failed to finish.
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| 48. | Jean Luc Van den Heede of France, sailing Vendee Enterprises, arrived fourth in this leg but third overall.
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| 49. | Bullimore and Dubois were competing in the French-organized Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht race.
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| 50. | Thursday's events follows the similar rescue of Raphael Dinelli, another Frenchman competing in the Vendee Globe race.
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