Busnel fell asleep and was lucky to escape from the crash with just some minor scratches and bruises while his Mini 6.50 was completely destroyed. The Spanish Maritime Safety Agency managed to recover part of the boat's bow and some...
Transat Jacques Vabre 2013 – Edmond de Rothschild takes line honors
Sidney Gavignet and Damian Foxall on the MOD70 Oman Air – Musandam crossed the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre finish line off Itajai,...
The seventy foot MOD70 trimaran Edmond de Rothschild, sailed by French duo Sebastien Josse and Charles Caudrelier broke the finish line of the 5450 miles...
Due to rough sea conditions currently faced by the tug boat of trimaran Arkema - Region Aquitaine, the captain of WEST and Lalou Roucayrol's team...
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...
They say that the Portuguese trade winds rarely herald a walk in the park, and the passage round Cape Finisterre and the descent along the...
As the Cape Verde Islands loom up in front of the IMOCA Open 60 fleet of the Transat Jacques Vabre fleet, which side to pass...
As the Cape Verde Islands loom up ahead of the Transat Jacques Vabre's IMOCA 60, which side to pass them is the key question today.read...
At around 1100hrs UTC on Thursday morning it was confirmed that the two skippers Lalou Roucayrol and Mayeul Riffet have been successfully taken off their...
Having set off on Tuesday morning on his latest attempt on the elusive singlehanded non-stop around the world record, yesterday afternoon Thomas Coville decided to...
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...
British co-skippers Ned Collier Wakefield and Sam Goodchild are safely in Muros with their Class 40, Concise 8 this morning, having confirmed their abandonment from...
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...
A month after its original start date the 2013 Mini Transat finally set sail at 09:45 from a start line off Sada in northwest Spain.read...
British crew Ned Collier Wakefield and Sam Goodchild have been forced to pull into Muros in northwest Spain on their Class40 Concise 8 this morning,...
British crew Sam Goodchild and Ned Collier Wakefield, have pulled into Murtos, northwest Spain on their Class 40 entry Concise 8 this morning, and have...
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...
Mat Belcher has just won the ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Award, presented to him at a ceremony at the ISAF Conference in Oman.read...
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