Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 video, Le Conservateur Wins Class 40

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Bestaven and Brasseur on Le Conservateur win Class 40 into Itajai | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre - Itajai | October 2015 | Take to the seas and act for the planet: "Yannick Bestaven and Pierre Brasseur sailing their Guillaume Verdier designed Le Conservateur won Class 40 in the 5400NMs two handed Transat Jacques Vabre when they crossed the finish line off Itajaí, Brazil at 2040hrs and 09secs UTC this Wednesday evening to conclude a long, tense duel with Maxime Sorel and Sam Manuard on the 2015 Manuard designed V and B. When Bestaven and Brasseur clinched their overall triumph, the runners-up Sorel and Manuard are about 12NMs from the finish line. Third placed Carac Advanced Energies is more than 250NMs behind."

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Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 Finish, Macif, Francois Gabart, Pascal Bidégorry (videos)

UPDATE: In its first race, the Trimaran MACIF signs a magnificent victory in the Transat Jacques Vabre. François Gabart and Pascal Bidégorry Brazil crossed the finish line on Saturday, November 7 at 20.75 knots average speed: video below--



The MACIF trimaran in the trade winds off Brazil, Transat Jacques Vabre 2015, November 4, 2015: The MACIF trimaran continues off the Brazilian coast and skippers are smiling!

The Finish Line Awaits | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre - Itajai | October 2015 | Take to the seas and act for the planet: "Francois Gabart and Pascal Bidégorry are on the home stretch with no significant weather hurdles remaining on the 5400 miles Transat Jacques Vabre course which left Le Havre on Sunday 25th October. At 1600hrs UTC this Friday afternoon they had 314 miles standing between their bows of Macif and the finish line in Itajaí. Second placed Thomas Coville and Jean Luc Nélias on Sodebo Ultim are 178 miles behind and have been averaging three knots slower than Macif which is making 27 to 28kts. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, victory should be Macif’s in the early hours of Saturday morning. Skipper Francois Gabart, who won the Vendée Globe on his first attempt at just 29 years old in January 2013, said today that the final 40 miles into the finish line will be complicated, but their margin over second placed Sodebo Ultim’ should be enough to secure a maiden race victory...." (Read more at link above)- LIVE Tracker -- More info: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 (twitter feed / video)

Above: SODEBO ULTIM - TJV 2015: "Champagne sailing" between the Canaries and Cape Verde, just a few days ago. Idyllic conditions on SodeboUltim: blue sky, flat sea and wind ... (Published on Oct 30, 2015)


First images of MACIF trimaran in the southern hemisphere

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Transat Jacques Vabre, IMOCA Maitre Coq, Banque Populaire videos

IMOCA Maitre Coq sailing video above - Transat Jacques Vabre - Jérémie Beyou and Philippe Legros are now focused on the Transat Jacques Vabre aboard Maître CoQ.


IMOCA Banque Populaire - Transat Jacques Vabre - Erwan Tabarly shares the IMOCA Monohull Banque Populaire VIII with Armel Le Cléac'h

The IMOCA 60 are a type of monohull sailing yachts administated by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The monohulls are high-performance racing boats, designed principally for single-handed competition. Several high-profile yacht races are based around these boats, such as the VELUX 5 Oceans Race, the Vendée Globe and the Barcelona World Race (circum-navigations), the Calais Round Britain Race (crewed race around British islands), and the Route du Rhum, the Transat Jacques Vabre, the Quebec-St Malo the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race, and the Europa Race. The IMOCA class is "open", meaning that it does not represent fixed boat designs; instead, they are defined by a "box rule" which permits any design, as long as it meets certain restrictions. The restrictions limit the lengths of the boats and place certain safety requirements on the boats, such as minimum stability requirements. This class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation. (Wikipedia)

Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: Le Havre, France to Itajai, Brazil--Take to the seas and act for the planet--news updates:

• Hugo Boss was hit by rogue wave | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre - Itajai | October 2015 |  "Alex Thomson and Guillermo Altadill are now back on land after a successful rescue from the Spanish coast guard this afternoon. The Alex Thomson Racing Team is now heading back out to sea to bring HUGO BOSS safely ashore... "
• Jean Pierre Dick's St Michel-Virbac forced to retire | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: "This  Sunday, the three times Transat Jacques Vabre winner Jean-Pierre Dick and Fabien Delahaye informed the race directors that they have been forced to abandon the Transat Jacques Vabre.  The St Michel Virbac duo discovered crack transverse ribs in their sail bin area...."
• 'My whole life was changed in only one hour' Nando Fa | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: Nándor Fa, skipper and owner of the dismasted Spirit of Hungary said: "... There was a huge crack and from my seat I could see the boom disappear from the picture. I immediately knew what happened ..."
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Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 Updates, Sailing Videos

IMOCA Gitana/Edmond de Rotschild - Transat Jacques Vabre - Sébastien Josse & Charles Caudrelier on the Imoca60 Edmond de Rothschild and Gitana Sailing team


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Spirit of Hungary (IMOCA 60) dismasted | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: "This afternoon a little after 1700hrs UTC the IMOCA 60 Spirit of Hungary was dismasted while they were 65 Nm north of the island Madeira. They were in 15 knots of northwest wind. Nandor Fa and Peter Pérenyi are well and warned the Race Direction they are on their way under engine to Madeira."

Rest and Repair | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre - Itajai | October 2015 | Take to the seas and act for the planet: "...Most skippers who have been spoken to by Race HQ in the last 48 hours have confirmed they have damage of some type. Eric Bellion, the French co-skipper sailing with Briton Sam Goodchild, revealed they had to replace a damaged lashing on a leeward shroud. The problems for Sam Davies, sailing with Tanguy de Lamotte on Initiative Coeur, is more serious but so far not race-threatening..."

Hugo Boss expected early hours Sunday in La Coruna | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: "Technical director Ross Daniel and the AT Racing shore team are in La Coruna, NW Spain awaiting the arrival of Alex Thomson and Guillermo Altadill on HUGO BOSS. The two skippers have had a long, slow passage in, protecting their new IMOCA 60 after rerouting two days ago with an unspecified technical problem. They have a group of specialists on hand who will make a technical assessment of the damage. Thomson and Altadill are expected in the early hours of Sunday and have been very, very slow speeds in winds today of over 30kts."

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Transat Jacques Vabre 2015, Le Havre, France to Itajai, Brazil (video)

IMOCA Safran--Transat Jacques Vabre: Published on Oct 20, 2015 - The monohull IMOCA Safran, skippered by Morgan Lagravière and Nicolas Lunven, arrived at Le Havre, France, with few days until the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre. 42 competitors entered in this famous double-handed transat.

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'The Worst is Passed!' Skippers on the Vacs this morning | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 : Le Havre - Itajai | October 28, 2015 | Take to the seas and act for the planet:

Vincent Riou, PRB skipper IMOCA: " "Like every day, it's war. The boat is making 20kts and we have to be on it all the time... The worst is behind us now. We have two days on starboard, some sail changes to manage. I start looking to the Azores, which side to pass – windward or leeward – what is clear is that we will pass close to the islands. It is going well on PRB, for the moment, we’ll keep it up!”

Charlie Dalin, co-skipper of Queguiner - Leukemia Espoir (IMOCA): "To move around the boat on deck you are soaked. There was a lot of wind, between 30 and 40 knots. We are very happy with our position, everything is fine on board... "

Tanguy de Lamotte, skipper Initiatives Heart (IMOCA):"It is going well. Let’s say it's pretty invigorating sailing conditions. You are jumping waves when you are over 20kts..."

Getting into the groove...Guillermo Altadill speaks this morning | Transat Jacques Vabre 2015: "Gullermo Altadill, ESP, Hugo Boss IMOCA: “The night was OK. Last night we got gusts to 40kt but we managed to work with the sail changes to look after the boat, so we sailed to more west to get closer to the fleet. We are going upwind now and waiting for the next front for the shift to get on to starboard again and get reaching."

Transat Jacques Vabre: Bourgnon and Lamiré: (video at link) Gilles Lamiré and Yvan Bourgnon, participating in the Transat Jacques Vabre on a trimaran Multi50 (15.24 m), announced that they were abandoning the race with their boat hit a floating container between two waters.

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