Italian skipper Ambrogio Beccaria and French co-skipper Nicolas Andrieu first in the Class40 Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre two handed race
Spectacular OGR Southern Ocean Sleigh Rides
Spectacular OGR Southern Ocean Sleigh Rides . . . McIntyre Ocean Globe fleet halfway, surfing and driving hard’n fast to Auckland.
Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière are Transat IMOCA winners
Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière (For People) take first place in the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre in the IMOCA category.
Global Sailing Highlights Show – World on Water
Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of sailing in the last 7 days.
Le Cléach and Josse win Transat Jacques Vabre ULTIM race
French duo Armel Le Cléac’h and Sébastien Josse sailing Maxi Banque Populaire XI win the ULTIM division for 32m multihulls.
Federico Waksman First Proto into Saint-François
One of the top favorites in the Proto category for the 24th La Boulangère Mini Transat, Federico Waksman (1019 – Repremar – Shipping Agency Uruguay) lived up to his reputation
Transat Jacques Vabre – Beyou and Cammas lead after delayed IMOCA start
Pre-race favourites Jéremie Beyou and Franck Cammas on Charal lead the IMOCA fleet on the 16th Transat Jacques Vabre double handed race to Martinique
Transat Jacques Vabre – Class40 and Ocean Fifty multihiulls return to the race
Monday morning (6 Nov) 46 duos aboard their Class40 and Ocean Fifty multihiulls returned to the Transat Jacques Vabre race course from Lorient heading for Martinique.
Ocean Globe Race start Leg 2 from Cape Town for Auckland
Eleven McIntyre Ocean Globe Race yachts started Leg 2 from Cape Town for Auckland in perfect south westerly 10 knot winds on Sunday.
Transat Jacques Vabre – Weather window set to open for IMOCA delayed start
Following the passage of storms Ciaran and Domingos, a big start is on the cards for the IMOCAs and racing resumes for the Class40 and Ocean Fifty
Transat Jacques Vabre – No start before Monday for any class, including the IMOCAs
The Transat Jacques Vabre Race Direction team has announced that there will not be any new starts for windbound classes before Monday.
Transat Jacques Vabre – Looking at the options for a restart
Francis Le Goff, the Race Director and Gildas Gautier, co-director ran through the various scenarios for the start for the boats currently on hold in Le Havre and Lorient.