Attempting to break the French stranglehold5th Jan 2012
Alongside eight French competitors, there are seven from other countries registered to date: three British sailors (Samantha Davies, Mike Golding and Alex Thomson) two from Switzerland (Bernard Stamm and Dominique Wavre), an Italian (Alessandro Di Benedetto) and a Spaniard (Javier Sanso) ;-) www.vendeeglobe.org
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4th Jan 2012 The Transat B to B counted them all out and counted them all back… »
On Tuesday 20th December, the last of those Transat B to B skippers making for the finish port of Lorient arrived safe and sound after an extraordinary, wintry, eastbound transatlantic race. Race Management counted 8 out and counted 8 back...
25th Nov 2011 Transat B to B: D-10 Back to Brittany »
The Transat B to B will lead the IMOCAs from Saint Barts to Lorient
Eight solo entries
The race acts as a qualifier for the Vendée Globe 2012
Start on 5 December!
25th Oct 2011 IMOCA building its future »
As the Transat Jacques Vabre is about to get underway with thirteen boats in the IMOCA fleet, including five from the latest generation, the Class has held a General Meeting in Le Havre to examine what lies ahead after the next Vendée Globe. The goal is to ensure a lively future as we move forward to the 2014 Barcelona World Race and the 2016 Vendée Globe.
IMOCA 2011 World Championship
| postion / skipper / finish time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jean-Pierre Dick | 181pts |
| 2. | Iker Martinez | 104pts |
| 3. | Pachi Rivero | 096pts |
| 4. | Alex Pella | 088pts |
| 5. | Armel Le Cléac’h | 086pts |
| 6. | Ryan Breymaier | 080pts |
| 7. | Dee Caffari | 072pts |
| 8. | Marc Guillemot | 064pts |
| 9. | Wouter Verbraak | 064pts |
| 10. | Gerard Marin | 056pts |
