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Zinedine Zidane on the Yann Elies 'Generali' monohull before the prestigious Vendee Globe race which starts in Les Sables d'Olonne, France on November 8, 2008. Seven of the 30 skippers who will
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Generali skipper Yann Elies of France, left, a competitor in the Vendee Globe race and French soccer star Zinedine Zidane pose on the Generali in the western port of Les Sables d'Olonne,
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The conditions force Yann Elies' French yacht Generali over so far that her keel bulb leaves the water after the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race on The Solent near Cowes, Isle
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Zinedine Zidane on the Yann Elies 'Generali' monohull before the prestigious Vendee Globe race which starts in Les Sables d'Olonne, France on November 8, 2008. Seven of the 30 skippers who will
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