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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 1999

1999 - Long Coffee

The Transat Jacques Vabre has always been innovative and thus it was that the 1999 edition offered the public and the twenty high-tech prototype yachts two staggered starts on different days. The monohulls were to have a distance of nearly 4,500 nautical miles, with the multis having to cover some 5,500 miles, the aim being for both fleets to reach Colombia simultaneously. Unfortunately the competitors were greeted by a terrible storm which led to the loss at sea of Paul Vatine. Thomas Coville and Hervé Jan were the eventual monohull winners from a compact group, with Loïck Peyron and Franck Proffit finally winning the multihull race after three participations.

    Monohulls    
         
1.    T. Coville & H. Jan Sodébo, Savourons la vie 19j 17h 31' 9,29
2.    C . Chabaud & L. Bartissol Whirlpool 19J 18h 41' 9,27
3.    M. Golding & Ed Danby Team Group 4 19j 19h 03' 9,26
4.    R. Jourdain & J. Le Cam Sill Entreprise 19j 19h 21' 9,25
5.   M. Thiercelin & B. Mallaret Somewhere 20j 04h 16' 9,09
6.    Y. Parlier & E. MacArthur Aquitaine Innovations 21j 05h 25' 8,64
7.    J. Hall & A. Thomson Gartmore 23j 01h 37' 7,95
AB : H. Laurent & L. Ethevenard JPG - Defi 14 PME    
AB : G. Broggi & B. Laurent Fila    
AB : X. Lecoeur & C. Gasperin Geb    
     Monohulls Classe 2    
1. E. Richards & M. Merron Pindar 25j 07h 54' 5,81
2. F. Fineschi & M. Fineschi Spirit of Race 27j 06h 00' 5,4
         
     Multihulls    
         
1. L. Peyron & F. Proffit Fujicolor 15j 02h 08' 14,81
2. F. Cammas & S. Ravussin Groupama 15j 17h 07' 14,23
3. Y. Bourgnon & L. Bourgnon Foncia 15j 19h 26' 14,14
4. L. Roucayrol & J. Caraes Banque Populaire 17j 21h 16' 12,49
AB : A. Gautier & M. Desjoyeaux Brocéliande    
AB : M. Guillemot & JL. Nélias Biscuits La Trinitaine    
AB : P. Vatine + & J. Maurel Groupe André    
AB : H. Cléris & Ronan Delacou Envergure (C2)    
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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