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Burgess's death came one day after the Coast Guard ended its search for Mike Plant, who disappeared while en route to the start of this race, called the Vendee Globe
Challenge... ...Burgess was a close friend of Plant's, and their relationship might have inspired Burgess, an experienced sailor who
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The fleet leaves Les Sables d'Olonne on the French north-west coast in early
November. This is well into autumn in that part of the world and although the winds can be favourable, the chances are that the first part of the course, to Cape Finisterre across the Bay of Biscay, will be sailed upwind.
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The rarified milieu of the super-rich that surrounds the harbors of Cannes, Antibes and Monte Carlo was 'the office' for
Burgess. There he did business with clients such as Adnan Kashoggi and Donald Trump. Despite the interest of the media in such international figures, Burgess possessed the
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The chances are also strong that the fleet will encounter gale and storm force headwinds crossing the Bay of Biscay. Three races ago (1992–93) the first few days of the race took a terrible toll on the fleet and Nigel
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