Jérémie Beyou and Morgan Lagravière on Charal 2 took IMOCA class victory in the TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR in Martinque.
The French duo crossed the finish line of the double handed race from Le Havre to Martinqueat at 5.15am local time (minus 4hrs UTC). Their elapsed time for the course is 11 days 19 hours 45 minutes and 18 seconds.
Second, 5 hrs and 47 minutes after the IMOCA race winners are Italian-American Francesca Clapcich and Britain’s Will Harris on 11th Hour Racing.
A remarkable achievement for past World and European champion in the 49erFX Olympic skiff class, Clapcich on the first race skippering her own 11th Hour backed programme with which she is aiming for the 2028 Vendée Globe solo race around the world.
Second position is the most notable finish by a female IMOCA racer on this classic Transatlantic since Ellen MacArthur finished second with Roland Jourdain into Salvador de Bahia, Brazil in 2005.
Just under two hours later Britain’s Sam Goodchild and Loïs Berrehar of France on Macif Santé Prévoyance crossed the finish line of the IMOCA class in third place. Their race time is 12 days, 3 hours, 25 minutes, and 47 seconds.
