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Nannini and Peggs win Leg 2 of the Shetland Round Britain & Ireland Race
12 June, 2010
Marco Nannini on Class40 SunGard Front Arena - Photo Enrico Vazzoler
Saturday 12 June: After a duel right to the finish line with the South African duo of Nick Leggatt and Philippa Hutton-Squire on Class40 Phesheya-Racing, Global Ocean Race 2011-12 entry, Marco Nannini and co-skipper, Paul Peggs win Leg 2 by a margin of ten minutes
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180 degree inversion test for Class40 Groupe Picoty
15 June, 2010
Class40 Groupe Picoty rolls upright from a fully inverted position - Photo Global Ocean Race
Tuesday 15 June: The new Class40 Pogo S² Group Picoty underwent the GOR’s mandatory 180 degree inversion test in Bénodet, Brittany, on Monday. The yacht’s two co-skippers, Jacques Fournier the President of Class40, and Jean-Edouard Criquioche, the Class40 Treasurer, were on board throughout
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Marco Nannini wins Leg 4 of the Shetland Round Britain & Ireland Race
21 June, 2010
Marco Nannini and Class40 SunGard Front Arena - Photo Enrico Vazzoler
Monday 21 June: Global Ocean Race skipper, Marco Nannini, and co-skipper Paul Peggs on SunGard Front Arena win the Class40 division of Leg 4 in the double-handed Shetland Round Britain & Ireland Race. This is the third consecutive win for the Anglo-Italian duo
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SunGard Front Arena is the winning Class40 in Leg 3 of the Shetland Round Britain & Ireland Race
17 June, 2010
Marco Nannini and Paul Peggs on board Leg 3 Class40 winner, SunGard Front Arena
Thursday 17 June: Italian skipper and Global Ocean Race entry, Marco Nannini, sailing with Paul Peggs on SunGard Front Arena has won the Class40 division of the Shetland Round Britain & Ireland Race with a final duel in the closing miles of Leg 3
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Light winds mean close Class40 racing in the final leg of the Shetland Round Britain & Ireland Race
23 June, 2010
Marco Nannini and Paul Peggs continue to hold the lead on SunGard Front Arena - Photo Enrico Vazzoler
Wednesday 23 June: Marco Nannini and Paul Peggs on SunGard Front Arena are clinging to the lead as Alex Bennett and Malcolm Dickinson on Fujifilm close in during Leg 5 from Lowestoft to Plymouth
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Marco Nannini and UniCredit sailing with corporate guests during Cowes Week - Photo: Global Ocean Race