Volvo Ocean Race: Dismasted Vestas 11th Hour Racing Arrives in Itajai

Fairwinds from the Falklands

Vestas 11th Hour Racing video above published Apr 9, 2018: From the moment the sailors arrived in Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands, to the dock out last Saturday, the entire town has come together to support the team's efforts of returning to the race. Without the help of every individual and organisation that provided support, none of this would have been possible. Watch what it took to get the blue boat on its way to Itajaí

'When the leg ended, the adventure began' | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Apr 16, 2018: Vestas 11th Hour Racing has arrived into Itajaí – here's a look behind the scenes as the blue boat docked in under jury rig following a Leg 7 dismasting.

Warm Welcome in Itajaí

Vestas 11th Hour Racing video above published Apr 16, 2018: At 1000 local time on April 16, Vestas 11th Hour Racing sailed into the Rio Itajaí-açu with three modified sails and a jury rig fabricated in the Falkland Islands. Covering 1600 miles in nine days, the delivery crew of five were all smiles as the shore team, fellow competitors and Volvo Ocean Race staff greeted the boat in the Race Village in Itajaí, Brazil.

Now just days to go until Leg 8 Start on April 22, 2018.

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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 ..."
• TJV2015 Tracker
• More info: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Transat Jacques Vabre 2015 (twitter feed / video)

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