France

GDF Suez first into Roscoff

by Thedailysail.com · 8 November 2013

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...

GDF Suez first into Roscoff

Easy first night

by Thedailysail.com · 8 November 2013

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...

Easy first night

Away at last

by Thedailysail.com · 7 November 2013

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

Away at last

Transat Jacques Vabre – Class40s

by Thedailysail.com · 6 November 2013

The most competitive element of the Transat Jacques Vabre, if it does finally set sail tomorrow, will be the Class40, featuring by far the biggest...

Transat Jacques Vabre – Class40s

Transat Jacques Vabre – Class40s

by Thedailysail.com · 6 November 2013

The most competitive element of the Transat Jacques Vabre, if it does finally set sail tomorrow, will be the Class40, featuring by far the biggest...

Transat Jacques Vabre – Class40s

Long wait until Thursday

by Thedailysail.com · 4 November 2013

Yesterday the Transat Jacques Vabre's Sports Director and the race committee of the 5400 mile doublehanded race from Le Havre to Itajaí, Brazil made the decision...

Long wait until Thursday

Start postponed again

by Thedailysail.com · 3 November 2013

With a forecast suggesting squalls of up to 50 knots from Monday night and into Tuesday, the race organisers of the Transat Jacques Vabre have...

Start postponed again

Transat Jacques Vabre preview

by Thedailysail.com · 3 November 2013

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...

Transat Jacques Vabre preview

Transat Jacques Vabre start delayed

by Thedailysail.com · 2 November 2013

After a constant and careful analysis of the weather forecasts for Sunday, the organisers of the Transat Jacques Vabre have taken the decision to postpone...

Transat Jacques Vabre start delayed

Transat Jacques Vabre – possible start delay

by Thedailysail.com · 2 November 2013

Originally scheduled on Sunday, 3 November at 1202 UTC, the start of the 11th Transat Jacques Vabre may be postponed due to the difficult weather...

Transat Jacques Vabre – possible start delay

Mighty scow into the lead

by Thedailysail.com · 30 October 2013

Following their 16 day delay leaving Douarnanez, the 79 remaining boats competing in the Mini Transat have been now told that in fact they are...

Mighty scow into the lead

Sailing a MOD70 doublehanded

by Thedailysail.com · 29 October 2013

Within the ever fluctuating classes that comprise French offshore sailing, the MOD70 has taken over from the ORMA 60 as the school boy sailor’s pin-up...

Sailing a MOD70 doublehanded

They’re off

by Thedailysail.com · 28 October 2013

It's on ... the weather is finally set to allow the Mini Transat fleet to leave Brittany.read more

They’re off

Different horizons

by Thedailysail.com · 28 October 2013

British Class40 sailors Ned Collier Wakefield and Sam Goodchild are expected in Le Havre tomorrow after a tough battle to get their new, recently launched...

Different horizons

Start next week?

by Thedailysail.com · 25 October 2013

The scenario proposed yesterday by the Race Director, to start the 84 strong Mini Tansat fleet on Friday with a stopover in Gijon, has has...

Start next week?

Mini Transat…still not started

by Thedailysail.com · 23 October 2013

The Mini Transat race organisers have decided to switch to 'Code Orange'. This means that the race can be started on Friday 25 from 06:00.read...

Mini Transat…still not started

Six Multi50s for the TJV

by Thedailysail.com · 22 October 2013

While the MOD70 fleet in the forthcoming Transat Jacques Vabre may be dropped by a third following the capsize of read more

Six Multi50s for the TJV

No light at the end of the tunnel

by Thedailysail.com · 22 October 2013

On Monday morning, a number of the competitors have returned to the village of the Mini Transat to watch over their boats and learn about...

No light at the end of the tunnel