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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 1997

1997 - Astringent Flavour

With its repetitition every two years, the Transat Jacques Vabre , hammered out its vocation to become an unmissable event in the international calendar. The third edition in 1997 confirmed the growth in stature of the race as some eighteen yachts lined up for the start. A huge low pressure trough met the crews over the mid-Atlantic yet the winners only needed two weeks to reach Cartagena. Yves Parlier recorded a double with Eric Tabarly as his co-skipper in the monohull class, whereas the Bourgnon brothers easily dominated the multihull fleet.

     Monohulls    
         
1.  Y. Parlier & E. Tabarly Aquitaine Innovations 19j 23h 19' 9,18
2.  M. Thiercelin & D. Wavre Somewhere 21j 02h 49' 8,68
3.  J. Maurel & F. Dahirel Saupiquet 22j 07h 40' 8,22
4.  N. Fa & A . Bargues Budapest 23j 07h 12' 7,87
5.  P. Goss & R. Dinelli BMW Performances 24j 09h 41' 7,52
AB : E. Dumont & E. Denamiel Café Legal    
AB : P. de Radigues & B. Gallay Catalogue Afibel    
AB : J. Hall & B. Hooke Gartmore Investisment    
AB : PY. Guennec & B. Samuel Tremblay en France    
AB : N. Vaughan & Arnet Taylor Albright Star ( C2)    
         
    Multihulls    
         
1. L. Bourgnon & Y. Bourgnon Primagaz 14j 07h 37' 14,21
2. P. Vatine & JL. Nélias Chauss'Europ 15j 10h 11' 13,11
3. L. Peyron & F. Proffit Fujicolor 15j 16h 45' 12,88
4. F. Joyon & R. Jourdain Banque Populaire 16j 01h 08' 12,6
AB : M. Guillemot & S. Gavignet Biscuits La Trinitaine    
AB : FR. Carluer & P. Tabarly Laiterie de Saint-Malo    
         
1  H. Cléris & Ronan Delacou Climat de France 29j 17h 15' 6,17
AB : P. Quintin & R. Sohier Rendez-vous Nature    
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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