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

31.05Beccaria and Cousin take on the Vendée Arctique after winter work on their foilers…The third edition of the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables D’Olonne race, which sets sail on Sunday, includes two of IMOCA’s great characters among its fleet of nine, in the form of the Italian sailor Ambrogio Beccaria and the veteran Frenchman Manuel Cousin.…29.05Sam Goodchild: the Vendée Arctique is not a race to be taken lightly…With four wins in the last five races, just about everything Sam Goodchild touches in sailing right now turns to gold.…12.05Pierre-Louis Attwell - a new skipper in the IMOCA Class with a very special message…It’s impossible not to be impressed by Pierre-Louis Attwell, who has entered the IMOCA Class this year determined to make his mark not only as a sailor with the dream of competing in the next Vendée Globe, but also as a highly effective campaigner for people assailed by what he calls “invisible disabilities.”…08.051000 Race: Goodchild wins again after a dominant display on MACIF Santé Prévoyance…Sam Goodchild continues his strong run in the IMOCA Class. This morning, the sailor secured his fourth victory in the Class - and his first single-handed win - at the finish of the 1000 Race, the opening event of the season.…07.05Oliver Heer unveils new IMOCA Embrace The Challenge ahead of The Ocean Race Atlantic…Swiss offshore sailor Oliver Heer has officially unveiled his new IMOCA, Embrace The Challenge, introducing a bold new identity inspired by the weather systems that define life at sea.…03.05The 1000 Race: Corentin Horeau ready for the challenge of light air and his first solo contest in IMOCA…The IMOCA Class returns to the racecourse today for the first time in 2026, with a small but high quality fleet of solo skippers taking on the fifth edition of the 1000 Race.…

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5.31.26

Beccaria and Cousin take on the Vendée Arctique after winter work on their foilers

The third edition of the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables D’Olonne race, which sets sail on Sunday, includes two of IMOCA’s great characters among its fleet of nine, in the form of the Italian sailor Ambrogio Beccaria and the …

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Championship ranking

01	Sam GOODCHILD MACIF SANTÉ PRÉVOYANCE	50.00 pts
02	Corentin HOREAU MACSF	45.00 pts
03	Violette DORANGE INITIATIVES-CŒUR	40.00 pts
04	Elodie BONAFOUS ASSOCIATION PETITS PRINCES - QUÉGUINER	38.00 pts
05	Francesca CLAPCICH 11TH HOUR RACING	36.00 pts
06	Nico D'ESTAIS CAFÉ JOYEUX	35.00 pts
07	Arnaud BOISSIÈRES APRIL MARINE - RECHERCHE CO-PARTENAIRE	34.00 pts