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Transat Jacques Vabre
Clean-up time with Pindar, Mollymawk, Labesfal and Objectif 3
The fleet racing in the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar Jacques Vabre yet again has been subjected to harsh weather conditions generated by the strong low pressure moving eastwards, coupled with heavy cross seas off Ushant as they head out of the English Channel into the Atlantic. Ecover and Sill are so far cleaning up on the rest of (...) -
Transat Jacques Vabre
One boat has dismasted, two skippers airlifted in first 24 hours
The fleet of 22 Open 60 and 50 foot monohulls and two 50ft multihulls in the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar Jacques Vabre has had an eventful 24hrs in the English Channel in high winds and heavy seas after a spectacular start from Le Havre yesterday at 1500hrs French time. Already in this classic double-handed transatlantic dash to (...) -
Transat Jacques Vabre
Alex Thompson dreams of Vendée Globe on the Jacques Vabre starting line
On Saturday 1st November at 1500hrs French time (1400hrs GMT), 29 year old skipper Alex Thomson will cross the start line of the first major oceanic yacht race of his own campaign to compete in the 2004 Vendée Globe solo, non-stop, round the world yacht race. Thomson is competing in the classic double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre yacht race on (...) -
Transat Jacques Vabre
17 multihulls and 22 monohulls on the way to Brazil this weekend
On Saturday morning at 10.00am French time under the winter sunshine the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar Jacques Vabre Race Village was opened officially by Le Havre’s Mayor Antoine Rufenacht to the rhythm of a Brazilian samba band in the impressive new race sponsors’ tent and in the presence of hundreds of local French (...) -
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Alex Thomson acquires top Open 60 ’Sill Entreprises’
Alex Thomson, 29 year old professional skipper, has launched his campaign to compete in the 2004 Vendée Globe non stop, single handed, round the world yacht race by acquiring one of the world’s fastest Open 60 monohulls, the Lombard design ’Sill Entreprises’. -
TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE
Bennett and Larsen win Open 50 class
The British/Aussie pair, Alex Bennett & Paul Larsen, on board One Dream One Mission, arrived as victors of the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar Jacques Vabre Open 50 division in Bahia, Brazil, at 0424hrs 45s GMT on Thursday 22nd November 2001. Their ‘yellow boat’, none other than the ex-Aqua Quorum of Pete Goss from (...) -
TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE
FILA finish, Pindar Systems to round Ascension
At last, out of this night will come the first two Open 50’s, both of whom are due to finish from 0200hrs GMT in Bahia. Leading by 40 miles in the ‘yellow boat’ One Dream One Mission is Brit/Aussie pair Alex Bennett & Paul Larsen. They are feeling more than just the Brazilian heat on their backs, but also the heat from (...) -
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Sill’s sweet victory, Ecover sweeps second from Casto-Darty-But
Sill Plein Fruit, skippered by Roland Jourdain and Gael Le Cleac’h, crossed the line at 2313hrs local time in Bahia on Monday night, or 0113hrs GMT, Tuesday 20th November. The red boat takes sweet victory in the Open 60 Monohull class, after spending 16 days, 13 hours, 23 mins & 41 seconds on course. An flawless race for this (...) -
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Multihull podium filled, with Fujifilm finishing in third
After the arrival of winner Groupama (Camma/S.Ravussin) at 2053hrs GMT on Sunday 18th November, 3 hours and 32 minutes later battle-weary Kingfisher-Foncia (Gautier/MacArthur), arrived at 1225hrs GMT in the port of Bahia, Brazil. They had raced the 5188.6m course from Le Havre, France in 14 days, 12 hrs, 25 mins & 10 (...) -
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Gautier & MacArthur finishe second 3hrs after Groupama
Three hours and 32 minutes after Groupama took victory in the Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar Jacques Vabre, Kingfisher-Foncia, skippered by Alain Gautier and Ellen MacArthur, crossed the line at 2225hrs 10s local time (1225hrs 10s GMT) under a "magical starry night", in Gautier’s own words. They have spent 14 days, 12 hours, (...)
Transatlantique en double au départ du Havre
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