MAGICAL MOMENTS I The first arrivals of the Transat Jacques Vabre
11/19/23
Race
Today, the first IMOCAs arrived in Fort-de-France and it was magic.
Tired from their crossing, the sailors were bursting with joy, emotion and gratitude for the race they had magnificently led from one side of the Atlantic to the other. Well done to all the teams, you've made us dream!
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28.11Solo racing returns in the IMOCA Class with the Retour à la Base…So here we go, the beginning of the final build-up to next year’s Vendée Globe as single-handed racing returns to the IMOCA Class, with the first ever solo Retour à la Base from Martinique in the French Caribbean to Lorient.…19.11Teamwork and Malizia-Seaexplorer light up the top-10 just 65 seconds apart…In recent years close finishes in the IMOCA Class after trans-oceanic races have become the norm, but the level of competition in the higher reaches of this record-breaking fleet never ceases to impress.…19.11Ruyant wins again on the transatlantic course but his focus remains the Vendée Globe…In France they call him “The King of the Transat” and with good reason because, with his dominant victory in the Transat Jacques Vabre-Normandie le Havre today, Thomas Ruyant has achieved what no one else has before him – three consecutive IMOCA transatlantic victories, two double-handed, one solo.…19.11Richomme and Eliès (Paprec Arkéa) finish second, pipping Sam Goodchild and Antoine Koch (For the Planet) to third.…Just as the sun was rising over the Bay of Fort de France, Martinique this morning French duo Yoann Richomme and Yann Eliès (Paprec Arkéa) crossed the finish line of the 16th Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre race at 06:11:16hrs local time (10:11:16 hrs UTC) to take a narrow second place.…09.11Conrad Colman is back on the water and loving every minute of his Transat Jacques Vabre…For New Zealander Conrad Colman, this Transat Jacques Vabre-Normandie Le Havre is his first return to the IMOCA racecourse since last year’s Route du Rhum.…28.10Mariana Lobato: Making waves for Portugal in the Transat Jacques Vabre…Hard to believe, but Mariana Lobato, the co-skipper on Biotherm, is about to become the first Portuguese sailor ever to take part in the Transat Jacques Vabre-Normandie Le Havre.…
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12.1.23
IMOCA RACE REPORT #5 I Retour à La Base 2023
A colourful first day off the Caribbean coast. Having set out from Fort-de-France 24 hours ago, 30 of the 32 solo sailors entered in the Retour à La Base race are finding their feet single-handed and still enjoying some …
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11.30.23
Off and racing!
Good start out of Fort-de-France in light conditions with the fleet in close contact. - The fleet of 30 solo sailors leave Martinique heading across the Atlantic towards Lorient, France.
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