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History

Having existed now for fourteen years, the Transat Jacques Vabre has established a rhythm and a format, convinced racers and excited the public, while confirming its legitimacy and strengthening its alliances. The basic idea in the beginning was a simple one: a major race based around a historic route. Like a good coffee, a race is a delicate mixture of flavours, tastes and aromas. A winning formula for this transatlantic race... espresso!

Records for the route: record times for the Transat Jacques Vabre

Orma trimarans: Groupama (Franck Cammas & Franck Proffit) in 11 days 23 hours 10 minutes 41 seconds or in other words 16.49 knots
Imoca monohulls: Virbac-Paprec (Jean-Pierre Dick & Loïck Peyron) in 13 days 09 hours 19 minutes 02 seconds or in other words 13.51 knots
50-foot multihulls: Crêpes Whaou ! (Franck-Yves & Kevin Escoffier) in 12 days 06 hours 13 minutes 59 seconds or in other words 14.75 knots
50-foot monohulls: Gryphon Solo (Joe Harris & Josh Hall) in 19 days 09 hours 05 minutes 45 seconds or in other words 9.33 knots

Previous editions:
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005

Edition 1993 - Spicy Aromas

Le Havre, a major coffee-importing port since the 19th century, where coffee beans are unloaded from South America, Africa and the West Indies, transformed itself into the host port for the start of the first ever transatlantic race with a coffee flavour. 1993 saw the creation of a new oceanic race for single-handed sailors from Le Havre to Cartagena in Colombie. A total of thirteen skippers set off on a cold grey afternoon, with Paul Vatine eventually winning the multihull class and Yves Parlier becoming the first winner of this new single-handed race in the monohull class.

Rank	Sailors	Boat	Time
Transat Jacques Vabre 1993
		Monohulls

1.	Yves Parlier	Cacolac d'Aquitaine	18j 23h 38'
2.	Alain Gautier	Bagages Supérior	20j 05h 51'
3.	Loïck Peyron	Fujicolor III	20j 20h 45'
4.	JL. Ven Den Heede	Citadines	21j 11h 13'
5.	Mich Birch	B. La Triniraine	22j 19h 41'
6.	Gerry Roufs	Groupe LG	23J 01h 39'
AB :	Vincent Riou	Maître Coq

		Multihulls

1.	Paul Vatine	Haute Normandie	16j 00h 46'
2.	Laurent Bourgnon	Primagaz	16j 08h 39'
3.	Francis Joyon	Banque Populaire	17j 01h 26'
4.	Hervé Laurent	Buchy Vacances	18j 23h 05'
5.	Eric Dumont	Casino d'Etretat	38'