OFNI en pleine mer pour Kito de Pavant / Vendée… di VendeeGlobeTV Il 6 dicembre 2016, giusto un mese dopo l’inizio del Vendée Globe, nel bel mezzo dell’Oceano Indiano, a nord delle Isole Crozet, Kito de Pavant e la sua Bastide Otio colpiscono un oggetto galleggiante non identificato. Il danno è stato fatale per la
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In the Transat Jacques Vabre the inevitable has happened: Vendee Globe legends Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux on MACIF have regained the lead in the IMOCA 60 class.read more
The MOD 70s in the Transat Jacques Vabre are just in the process of exiting the Doldrums at 4°N with speeds dropping to rare single digits.read more
The Transat Jacques Vabre’s Class 40 had a tough time off the northwest corner of Spain last night and this morning in strong, gusty winds and big seas which resulted in the British Class 40read more
A hitch to the west yesterday and both MOD 70s in the Transat Jacques Vabre are now lined up on their respective courses through the Doldrums.read more
On the Transat Jacques Vabre’s 5,450 mile long race course from Le Havre to Itajaí, Brazil small changes or differences can quickly become significant.read more
1815 miles now separates the MOD 70 leaders and the Class 40 tailenders in the Transat Jacques Vabre, but the good news is that after the heinous conditions of the last few weeks in northern Europeread more
While five different boats in the Transat Jacques Vabre revealed over the course of today (Monday) that they will make technical pit stops, the race for the IMOCA 60 fleet became more tactical as tread more
As expected with a transatlantic race that sets off from northern Europe at the beginning of winter, the Transat Jacques Vabre has seen a number of casualties over the weekend, particularly inread more
Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux, leaders of the IMOCA 60 fleet in the Transat Jacques Vabre are putting into Peniche, 87 km northwest of Lisbon, Portugal to make a technical pit stop thiread more
The 26 Class40s are in the process of returning to the Transat Jacques Vabre race course, setting sail from Roscoff on the north Brittany coast in the early hours of this morning.read more
Big conditions on the Bay of Biscay have taken their toll with Loïc Fequet and Loïc Escoffier's Multi 50 Maitre Jacques sustaining damage to the front of their trimaran's starboaread more
A day and a half into the Transat Jacques Vabre, the Class40 fleet remains safely berthed in Roscoff on the north coast of Brittany, where Sébastien Rogues and Fabien Delahaye on race fread more
Leading the Transat Jacques Vabre Class 40 fleet in to their weather stop at Bloscon, Roscoff Sébastien Rogues and Fabien Delahaye on GDF Suez crossed the line there holding first place at 1read more
After a first night racing in conditions which proved to be slightly better than expected, the MOD70s are closing on Ushant with the bulk of the Transat Jacques Vabre fleet is spread around the Charead more
The 11th Transat Jacques Vabre started under grey, drizzling skies in light winds at 1200 UTC off Le Havre’s Saint Adresse beach.read more
The Transat Jacques Vabre is 20 years old this year, having started out as the Route du Café when it ran from Le Havre to Cartagena, Columbia and was sailed singlehanded for just the ORMA anread more
While the MOD70 fleet in the forthcoming Transat Jacques Vabre may be dropped by a third following the capsize of read more
Jean le Cam on SynerCiel and Mike Golding on Gamesa are due to be the next arrivals into Les Sables d'Olonne today, in fifth and sixth places respectively.read more