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Communication : Mille & une vagues
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Two-handed transatlantic
Transat Jacques Vabre: Phil Sharp wins Class40 start and gets his jamon
A pumped up Phil Sharp and Pablo Santurde (Imerys Clean Energy) – the Anglo-Spanish pair – were first across the line in the Class40 Class40 #Class40 as the 13th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 2017 started at 13:35 (French time) from its home in Le Havre, in Normandy, France today (...) -
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Guillemot & Caudrelier win IMOCA division in Costa Rica
Although the duo had battled through an horrendous Atlantic storm, during which they took the lead of the 14 boat IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA Open 60 class back on Thursday 12th November, the hard bitten skipper from La Trinité confirmed on the dockside that the worst part of their race was the final 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours best distance (...) -
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Escoffier & Le Roux first team in Puerto Limon
A huge, noisy Costa Rican welcome greeted Franck Yves Escoffier (FRA) and Erwan Le Roux (FRA), co skippers of the Crêpes Whaou when they emerged out of the Caribbean darkness, comprehensively winning the Multi 50 class and taking line honours for this ninth edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 race which (...) -
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Guillemot & Caudrelier first to Carribean sea
With what should be the final weather hurdle behind them, passing through the chain of West Indies islands early this morning, the stage is set for a final 1300 miles sprint across the Caribbean to the Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 finish off Puerto Limon, Costa Rica some time probably on (...) -
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Le Blévec & Le Cam upside down
Actual, the new trimaran of Yves le Blevec and co-skipper Jean Le Cam is reported to have capsized in a position approximately 22 miles north of Cherbourg around 1645hrs GMT. -
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Imocas and Multi50s off from Le Havre
After days of rain, wind and even hail storms, the waters off Le Havre offered the 20 crews setting off on the ninth edition of the two handed Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 relatively benign conditions as they headed down the Channel, making west and south from the autumnal chills of Northern Europe for the sunshine (...) -
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Desjoyeaux and Le Borgne win IMOCA class in Bahia
Foncia crossed the arrival line today (Tuesday) at 16h37’05 french time – 12h37’05 local time - under an impecable blue sky. The run for the first place in the Imoca Imoca #IMOCA was as hot as the Brazilian temperature as Marc Guillemot & Charles Caudrelier pushed Safran and therefore Foncia to their limits till the (...) -
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Virbac’s victory, 3 Brits on podium with Sill 2nd, Ecover 3rd
Virbac win the Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 Open 60 Monohull class with 6 hours, 51 minutes and 70 miles advance; Sill finds the edge to come 2nd just 19m ahead of Ecover in their intense match-race for the podium; next boat to finish tonight is (...) -
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Groupama’s consecutive win as Belgacom bows out in 2nd
Groupama gets gold; Belgacom bows out in 2nd, and Sergio Tacchini sails into 3rd • fleet rankings behind unlikely to change in final 24hrs • Banque Populaire’s speeding ticket • Virbac due to finish overnight Monday - Tuesday • Ecover &Sill just a handful of miles apart closing in to the finish, Team Cowes and (...) -
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Squeezing together before the SE Trades
Groupama through the Doldrums • Belgacom is back in 2nd and Géant battles out the Doldrums neck and neck with Sergio Tacchini • ETA for the first multihulls will be Sunday during the day • Virbac starts to slow up as they reach the Doldrums first, a chance for the others to make up some ground on their 131m lead. The same (...)
