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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

Transat 1993

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'
Departure the 8th november 2009
Race Time :

2007's ranking

12/09/2009 14:00
Monohulls
IMOCA
1-SAFRANMarc Guillemot - Charles Caudrelier Benac
2-GROUPE BELKito De Pavant - François Gabart
3-MIKE GOLDING YACHT RACINGMike Golding - Javier Sanso
Multihulls
Multi50
1-CRÊPES WHAOU !Franck Yves Escoffier - Erwan Leroux
2-GUYADER POUR URGENCE CLIMATIQUEVictorien Erussard - Loic Fecquet
3-REGION AQUITAINE-PORT MEDOCLalou Roucayrol - Amaiur Alfaro
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Meteo

Meteo from Sunday 22nd Sunday 22: A relatively stationary storm low pressure trough over the Gulf of Panama produces Easterly winds of 25 to 30 knots off the Columbian Coast whereas the winds are a little more stable in the east out towards the West Indies, closer to 15-20 knots. The two leaders will have to pass to the north of the depression to keep their speed, sailing more miles but that should enable them to keep their speeds up and avoid the softer winds on the southern route. For those approaching the West Indies the trade winds remain at about 15-20 knots; they will need to make a longer starboard tack to make a long, more southerly course across the Caribbean.

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