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 Rogues and Fabien Delahaye on race fread more
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...
Another appointment for Nigel King
The RYA has appointed Nigel King as the RYA Racing Keelboat Manager - a new and exciting position within the RYA Racing Department.read more
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...
Video footage from the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre 2013
Extensive video footage from Thursday's start, including helicopter shots
B-roll from start of the Transat Jacques Vabre 2013
B-roll from start of the Transat Jacques Vabre 2013:
Helicopter footage from start of the Transat Jacques Vabre 2013
At a skippers briefing at 1500hrs local time on Wednesday, race direction confirmed that the start of the 11th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre...
Photo gallery – Start of the 2013 Transat Jacques Vabre
Helicopter shots of Thursday's start under rain and light breeze
Transat Jacques Vabre starts
With Class 40 having their weather stop and the MOD 70’s likely to be quick enough to avoid the worst of the weather in the...
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 – Weather stop for Class 40′s confirmed
On the strength of the latest weather files this morning Race Direction of the Transat Jacques Vabre have decided that the Class 40 crews will...
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
Eve of the Transat Jacques Vabre 2013
At a skippers briefing at 1500hrs local time on Wednesday, race direction confirmed that the start of the 11th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre...
Start of the Transat Jacques Vabre set for 1300hrs Thursday off Le Havre
At a skippers briefing at 1500hrs local time on Wednesday, race direction confirmed that the start of the 11th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre...
Transat Jacques Vabre – Class40s
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
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...
Spindrift 2 sets Discovery Route record
Covering the course in 6 days, 14 hours, 29 minutes and 21 seconds, Spindrift 2 has set a new record for the 3,885-mile theoretical route...
First record for Spindrift 2
Crossing the finish line in San Salvador in the Bahamas this morning just before 0600 UTC, Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s maxi trimaran Spindrift 2...
Transat Jacques Vabre : The race management’s dilemma
Fabrice Amédéo, skipper of the Class 40 SNCF-Geodis and journalist in the French newspaper Le Figaro, wrote a very interesting article about the dilemma Transat...
Mini Transat – From Sada to Point-a-Pitre In one hit
After reviewing all the options open to them, the organisers of the Mini Transat , in consultation with the competitors, have finally decided that the...
