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IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR / Act 2: Welcome to Vietnam!
— 4 December 2019

Francis Joyon and his crew completed Act 2 of the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR during the night setting a reference time for the voyage between Mauritius and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. After setting a new solo record time for the Mauritius Route last month, the holder of the Jules Verne Trophy and winner of the last Route du Rhum arrived in Vietnam at 3 hrs, 27mn 54s UTC on Wednesday 4th December, after 12 days, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 56 seconds of sailing between Mauritius and Vietnam. Continue Reading ...
Francis Joyon has set sail: IDEC SPORT is heading for Vietnam
— 21 November 2019

After the Mauritius Route record between Port Louis (Brittany in NW France) and Mauritius that was smashed on 8th November with a time of 18 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds, today, Francis Joyon and his crew are tackling the second Act of the IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR... Continue Reading ...
Crédit Mutuel wins the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre Class40
— 14 November 2019

Ian Lipinsky and Adrien Hardy, on their 40ft monohull, Crédit Mutuel, have won the Class40 of the 14th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre after crossing the finish line in the Bay of All Saints in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 04:36:23 (UTC), 17 days, 16 hours 21 minutes and 23 seconds after leaving Le Havre, Normandy, France on Sunday, October 27 at 12:15 (UTC). Continue Reading ...
Harris reflects on risks and rewards as penalties overturn IMOCA order
— 11 November 2019

After arriving in the Bay of All Saints on Monday morning to complete his first transatlantic, Britain's Will Harris, 25, recounted the moment he heard the boat alongside them in the middle of the North Atlantic – Hugo Boss – had hit something and lost their keel. Continue Reading ...
Route du café : IMOCA podium decided as PRB hold off Charal in epic finish
— 10 November 2019

After Apivia coasted to a moonlit victory in the IMOCA class 15 hours earlier, the Bay of All Saints witnessed one of the closest podium finishes in the history of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre in glorious sunshine on Sunday. Continue Reading ...
Apivia wins the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre IMOCA
— 10 November 2019

Charlie Dalin and Yann Eliès on their 60ft monohull, Apivia, have won the IMOCA class of the 14th edition of... Continue Reading ...
Route du Café : Apivia coasting to Salvador leaving podium gybing battle behind
— 9 November 2019

The French duo of Charlie Dalin and Yann Eliès on the latest generation 60ft foiling monohull, Apivia, appeared to be coasting to victory, literally, in the Transat Jacque Vabre Normandie Le Havre on Saturday afternoon. Continue Reading ...
Route du café : IMOCA podium battle heats up as Salvador welcomes first boats home
— 8 November 2019

After Groupe GCA – Mille et un sourires became the first boat to cross the line in the Bay of... Continue Reading ...
Francis Joyon has shattered the Mauritius Route record
— 8 November 2019

Francis Joyon has just beaten his own record set ten years ago in this stretch of the Route to the Indies referred to as the Mauritius Route and made it all look so easy. 19 days, 18 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds, or an improvement of 6 days and 10 hours in comparison to ten years ago. The Mauritius Route started from Port Louis in Brittany with part of the round the world route that Francis knows so well having sailed it many times both alone and with a crew. The route then took him up the Indian Ocean with all its difficulties to another Port Louis, this one being the capital of Mauritius. Continue Reading ...
Route du Café : Groupe GCA – Mille et un sourires wins the Transat Jacque Vabre Normandie Le Havre Multi50
— 8 November 2019

Gilles Lamiré and Antoine Carpentier on their 50ft trimaran, Groupe GCA – Mille et un sourires, have won the 14thedition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre after crossing the line in the Bay of All Saints in Salvador de Bahia on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 04:49:41 (UTC ), 11 days 16 hours 34 minutes and 41 seconds after leaving Le Havre, France on Sunday, October 27 at 12:15 (UTC) Continue Reading ...