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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 2001

2001 - Fine Vintage

The fifth edition of the Transat Jaques Vabre in 2001 was accompanied by a change of destination. Colombia gave way to Brazil, with Salvador de Bahia replacing Cartagena, meaning the competitors could no longer sail at full speed down the trade wind highway to the Caribbean! They would now have to go through the dreaded Doldrums to the Southern Hemisphere… The monohulls could take a direct route and the duo of Roland Jourdain and Armel Le Cléac'h managed to hold off a British attack as far as the finish line. Meanwhile the multihulls had to go past Ascension Island, with Franck Cammas and the Swiss Stève Ravussin finally pipping Alain Gautier and Ellen MacArthur to the post.

     Monohulls    
         
1. R. Jourdain & G. LeCleac'h Sill Plein Fruit 16j 13h 23' 10,92
2. M. Golding & M. Hutchinson Ecover 16j 18h 40' 10,78
3. N. Molloney & M. Turner Casto-Darty-But 16j 20h 10' 10,74
4. J. Sanso & E. Dumont SME-Négocéane 17j 01h 23' 10,6
5. B. Gallay & K. de Pavant Voilà.fr 17j 03h 23' 10,55
6. B. Laurent & M. Rufini Fila 17j 04h 12' 10,53
7. D. Wavre & M. Paret Téménos 17j 05h 30 10,5
8. B. Stamm & V. Riou Bobst Group / Armor Lux 17j 16h 55' 10,21
9. M. Merron & F. Brulé Un Univers de Service 18j 07h 39' 9,87
10. J. Seeten & E. Drouglazet Sollac Atlantique 18j 08h 25' 9,85
11. R. Tolkien & R. Wingate This Times 18j 13h 12 9,75
AB : Loic Pochet & P. Tabarly La Rage de Vivre    
     Classe 2    
1. Alex Bennet & P. Larsen One Dream, One Mission 18j 16h 34' 9,67
2. R. Le Youdec & JF. Pellet Saving 18j 23h 29' 9,52
3. JP Amblard & E. Denamiel Setrabio 21j 00h 42' 8,6
4. R. Langevin & H. Lemay Branec 3 23j 13h 51' 7,67
5. S. Accati & A. Stefani Tredici 23j 16h 07' 7,64
6. M. Taylor & A. Pajowska Olympian Challenger 26j 11h 07' 6,83
AB : B. Escoffier & C. Mace Adecco - Etoile Horizon    
         
     Multihulls    
         
1. F. Cammas & S. Ravussin Groupama 14j 09h 03' 15,04
2. A. Gautier & E. MacArthur Foncia 14j 12h 35' 14,88
3. L. Peyron & L. Le Mignon Fujifilm 14j 22h 11' 14,49
4. J. Le Cam & J. Caraes Bonduelle 15J 09h 31' 14,04
5. JL Nélias & M. Desjoyeaux Belgacom 15j 15h 28' 13,82
6. L. Roucayrol & Y. Parlier Banque Populaire 16j 02h 21' 13,43
7. G. Soldini & O. Lozachmeur Fila 17j 01h 50' 12,66
8.    Y. Bourgnon & Y. Ravussin Nautica 19j 15h 19' 11,01
9. E. Richards & M. Von Koskull Pindar 21j 22h 29' 9,86
AB : B. de Broc & P. Bidegory Banque Covéfi    
AB : K. Fauconnier & F. Proffit Sergio Sacchini    
AB : M. Guillemot & Y. Guichard Biscuits La Trintaine    
AB : T. Duprey & F. Denis Gitana 9    
AB : F. Joyon & T. Coville Eure et Loir    
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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