IMOCA RACE REPORT #4 I Transat Jacques Vabre 2023

11/15/23

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The IMOCA boats are gradually getting closer to La Martinique... and so are the teams! They are all getting ready to set off to welcome their skipper duo and begin the various repairs to the 60-foot boats before returning to base.

Paul Meilhat, skipper of Biotherm, back in Lorient following his retirement from the race, is continuing to observe what's happening at sea. He gives us an update live from his IMOCA on the situation and according to him... Nothing's decided yet!

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Teams info

04.11Thomas Ruyant: Corentin Horeau has sailed a masterly race so far in the Route du Rhum…Thomas Ruyant, who won the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe in the IMOCA Class four years ago, has been following the dramatic twists and turns of the current race and admits he has been hooked to his Tracker ever since the start on Sunday.…03.11Jérémie Beyou withdraws from the 2026 Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe for medical reasons…On Tuesday, in the middle of the afternoon, while lying in second place in the IMOCA fleet, approximately 500 miles north of the Azores, Jérémie Beyou, following discussions with the race doctor and Race Management, made the decision to retire from the race.…21.09Thomas Ruyant: “I will not be at the start of the next Route du Rhum”…My disappointment is immense. This race holds a special place in my history. I have competed in it and won it twice. As the defending champion, I was obviously very keen to come back and defend that victory.…14.09Building together, to compete against each other tomorrow…Two teams, two skippers, two distinct sporting projects… yet a very large part of the journey shared together. By choosing to join forces with Paprec in the design and construction of two virtually identical future IMOCA, 4CAD Group and Benjamin Dutreux have embraced a collaborative approach that remains uncommon at this level of competition.…10.09LIVE ARRIVALS: Lorient, The Ocean Race Atlantic…The finish of The Ocean Race Atlantic is here! Tune in LIVE as the fleet arrives in Lorient. After days of grueling racing across the Atlantic Ocean, watch the dramatic final miles, the emotional dock walks, and the very first reactions from the crews as they step back onto dry land.…06.09Embrace the Challenge endommage sa grand-voile…The Embrace the Challenge team issued the following statement overnight after suffering damage to their mainsail during a reefing a manouevre.…

News

11.13.26

Groupe Dubreuil – Air Caraïbes: Sébastien Simon’s incredible comeback!

Sébastien Simon’s gamble has paid off! Just three months after launching his new boat, Groupe Dubreuil – Air Caraïbes, the skipper from the Vendée has finished 6th in the IMOCA class of the Route du Rhum.

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News

11.12.26

After a high-caliber IMOCA podium: some lessons can be drawn from the Route du Rhum-Destination Guad…

Following the victory of Corentin Horeau (MACSF), with Boris Herrmann (Malizia 4) and Elodie Bonafous (Association Petits Princes-Quéguiner) rounding out the podium IMOCA.

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Championship ranking

01	Francesca CLAPCICH 11TH HOUR RACING	466.00 pts
02	Sam GOODCHILD MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE	430.00 pts
03	Elodie BONAFOUS ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER	388.00 pts
04	Boris HERRMANN MALIZIA 4	330.00 pts
05	Nico D'ESTAIS CAFÉ JOYEUX	297.00 pts
06	Corentin HOREAU MACSF	283.00 pts
07	Arnaud BOISSIÈRES APRIL MARINE - RECHERCHE CO-PARTENAIRE	249.00 pts
08	Ambrogio BECCARIA ALLAGRANDE MAPEI	245.00 pts
09	Violette DORANGE INITIATIVES-CŒUR	241.00 pts
10	Paul MEILHAT UNITED BY THE OCEAN	200.00 pts
11	Kojiro SHIRAISHI DMG MORI GLOBAL ONE	165.00 pts
12	Sébastien SIMON GROUPE DUBREUIL - AIR CARAÏBES	164.00 pts
13	Davy BEAUDART BUREAU VALLÉE	153.00 pts
14	Oliver HEER EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE	140.00 pts
14	Maxime SOREL VAINCRE LA MUCOVISIDOSE	140.00 pts
16	Conrad COLMAN MSIG EUROPE	130.00 pts
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