More boats set to stop
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
Safran pulls into the lead
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...
MACIF damages rudder and diverts
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...
Class40s underway again
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...
Maitre Jacques sustains damage
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...
Gale in the Bay of Biscay
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...
GDF Suez first into Roscoff
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...
Easy first night
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...
Away at last
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
Transat Jacques Vabre – possible stopover in Roscoff
The Transat Jacques Vabre finally sets off from Le Havre today at 1200 UTC for all four classes.read more
Transat Jacques Vabre preview
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...
Honours for Gitana 11 and MACIF
The seventh running of the Artemis Challenge at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week boasted its best ever line-up of offshore racing superstars including François Gabart,...
Artemis Challenge line-up
Some of the biggest names in offshore ocean racing are gearing up to take on the Isle of Wight in the 2013 Artemis Challenge at...
MOD70s and IMOCA 60s for Artemis Challenge
MOD70s and IMOCA 60s are set to return to the Solent for the Artemis Challenge at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week.read more
Stamm home
Following his retirement from the Vendee Globe after he had to accept outside assistance at Cape Horn (when he was forced to take on fuel),...
Vendee Globe: Bay of Biscay gale
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...
Le Cam recovers fifth
Following the arrival yesterday afternoon into Les Sables d'Olonne of keread more
Vendee Globe: Last blast
The Vendee Globe leaders are now up to warp speed and are making 19 knots towards Les Sables d'Olonne as Jean le Cam and Mike...
Vendee Globe: Banque Populaire slowly closing
MACIF's lead over Banque Populaire is back down to double digits as she enters the Azores high, while Jean le Cam and Mike Golding remain...
Vendee Globe: Golding poised to regain fifth
The Vendee Globe leaders are this morning upwind on starboard tack into the northeasterly trades.read more