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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

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