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Mini Transat: New 24 Hour Record

November 8th, 2015

(November 8, 2015; Day 9) – It’s almost certain that trade winds should accompany the Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe

November 8th, 2015

(November 8, 2015; Day 14) – Following the victory yesterday in the Ultimate class by MACIF, the brand new 100

November 7th, 2015

(November 7, 2015; Day 13) – MACIF, the brand new 100 foot VPLP designed trimaran sailed by French co-skippers François

November 6th, 2015

The 12th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre had 20 entrants in the 60-foot IMOCA class, with close attention given

November 6th, 2015

(November 6, 2015; Day 12) – Francois Gabart and Pascal Bidégorry, skipper on the 100-foot Macif, are on the home

November 5th, 2015

(November 5, 2015; Day 11) – The early morning (CET) Saturday should see the first Ultime break the finish line

November 4th, 2015

(November 4, 2015; Day 10) – The Transat Jacques Vabre fleet, from the leading Ultime to the final Class 40,

November 3rd, 2015

(November 3, 2015; Day 9) – Twenty five miles of lateral separation, five miles on the NE-SW axis, that is

November 3rd, 2015

During the 5400 nm doublehaned Transat Jacques Vabre from France to Brazil, Lionel Lemonchois and Roland Jourdain capsized their 24-metre

November 2nd, 2015

(November 2, 2015) – British sailor Alex Thomson and his co-skipper Guillermo Altadill are looking towards the 2016 Vendee Globe