Transat Jacques Vabre
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Yachting
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race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France
France
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and Brazil
Brazil
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.
The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar, taking place every other year in odd years. It is still a two-handed race and the pairs of sailors are formed according to their complementary skills, what they have in common and how they get on. Boats leave from Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
, France's leading coffee importing port, going to Salvador de Bahia, in Brazil, the world's leading coffee grower and exporter (4335 miles).
The event is open to multihulls and monohulls from the following classes: ORMA
Orma
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, IMOCA, Class 2 Monohulls, Open 50 Class and Class40. All kinds of navigational aids are allowed in particular for routing, except for the Class40 boats (as this is forbidden in their own rules).
Winners
1993
The first race took place between Le Havre and Cartagena (ColombiaColombia
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). 13 boats were at start.
- 1st multihull: Paul Vatine on Région Haute-Normandie.
- 1st monohull: Yves ParlierYves ParlierYves Parlier is a French sailor. He is very well known in the offshore sailing world and generally in France, where he was France's top sports personality in 2002....
on Cacolac d'Aquitaine.
1995
A two-handed race between Le Havre and Cartagena.- 1st multihull: Paul Vatine and Roland Jourdain on Région Haute-Normandie.
- 2nd multihull: Francis JoyonFrancis JoyonFrancis Joyon is a professional sail boat racer and yachtsman, and currently holds the record for the fastest single-handed sailing circumnavigation....
and Jacques VincentJacques VincentJacques Vincent is currently the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of the Groupe Danone since 1998.-References:...
on Banque Populaire. - 1st monohull: Jean Maurel and Fred Dahirel on Côte d'Or.
1997
Again a two-handed race between Le Havre and Cartagena.- 1st multihull: Laurent and Yvan Bourgnon on Primagaz.
- 2nd multihull: Paul Vatine and Jean-Luc Nélias on Chauss'Europ.
- 1st monohull: Yves ParlierYves ParlierYves Parlier is a French sailor. He is very well known in the offshore sailing world and generally in France, where he was France's top sports personality in 2002....
and Éric TabarlyÉric TabarlyÉric Tabarly was a notable French yachtsman.A former officer in the French navy who is often considered the father of French yachting....
on Aquitaine Innovations. - 2nd monohull: Marc Thiercelin and Dominique Wavre on Somewhere.
1999
This year was marked by the disappearance of Paul Vatine, on board the Groupe André.- 1st multihull : Loïck PeyronLoïck PeyronLoïck Peyron, born 1 December 1959 in Nantes, is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron.He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran Fujicolor...
and Franck Proffit on Fujicolor. - 1st monohull : Thomas Coville and Hervé Jan on Sodebo.
2001
A two-handed race between Le Havre and Salvador de Bahia (Brazil). 3 categories of boats.- 1st multihull 60: Franck CammasFranck CammasFranck Cammas is a French yachtsman. He has lived in Brittany since his victory in the Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole in 1994. After completing a two year maths course for the ‘Grandes écoles’, as well as a piano academy, Franck Cammas finally opted for a career in sailing...
and Steve Ravussin on Groupama. - 1st monohull 60: Roland Jourdain and Gaël Le Cléac'h on Sill Pleint Fruit.
- 1st monohull 50: Alex Bennett and Paul Larsen on One Dream.
2003
From this year there have been 4 categories of boats and 38 competitors.- 1st multihull 60 : Franck CammasFranck CammasFranck Cammas is a French yachtsman. He has lived in Brittany since his victory in the Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole in 1994. After completing a two year maths course for the ‘Grandes écoles’, as well as a piano academy, Franck Cammas finally opted for a career in sailing...
and Franck Proffit on Groupama. - 1st multihull 50 : Hobson (United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) and Andy Newman (United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) on Mollymawk. - 1st monohull 60 : Jean-Pierre Dick and Nicolas Abiven on Virbac. Ross.
- 1st monohull 50 : Conrad HumphreysConrad HumphreysConrad David Humphreys was born in Exmouth, Devon on the 13th February 1973. He is a professional sailor and has competed in three round the world races. On the 20th of February 2005, he became only the 5th British sailor to complete the Vendée Globe...
(United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) and Paul Larsen (AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) on Hellomoto.
2005
The start was November 5 for the monohullMonohull
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s and November 6 for the multihull
Multihull
A multihull is a ship, vessel, craft or boat with more than one hull.-Description:Multihulls include: Proas, which have two differently shaped or sized hulls with lateral symmetry; catamarans, which have two hulls with longitudinal symmetry; and trimarans, which have a main hull in the center and...
s. 4340 miles (6,984.5 km) (monohulls 50 and 60 feet) or 5190 miles (8,352.5 km) to do this year. 34 boats were registered:
- 1st multihull 60 feet (class 1): Pascal BidégorryPascal BidegorryPascal Bidégorry, born the 15th January 1968 in Bayonne , is a french yachtsman and sailing champion.He entered the Team Banque Populaire in 2004 as the skipper of the trimaran Banque Populaire IV....
and Lionel Lemonchois (France) - 1st multihull 50 feet (class 2): Franck-Yves Escoffier and Kevin Escoffier on Crêpes Whaou
- 1st monohull 60 feet (class 1): Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck PeyronLoïck PeyronLoïck Peyron, born 1 December 1959 in Nantes, is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron.He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran Fujicolor...
on Virbac Paprec - 1st monohull 50 feet (class 2): Joe Harris and Josh HallJosh Hall (yachtsman)Josh Hall was a British yachstman.-External links:*...
on Gryphon Solo
2007
The start was November 3 for the monohullMonohull
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s and November 4 for the multihull
Multihull
A multihull is a ship, vessel, craft or boat with more than one hull.-Description:Multihulls include: Proas, which have two differently shaped or sized hulls with lateral symmetry; catamarans, which have two hulls with longitudinal symmetry; and trimarans, which have a main hull in the center and...
s from Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
. This year, 60 boats were registered.
- 1st multihull 60: Franck CammasFranck CammasFranck Cammas is a French yachtsman. He has lived in Brittany since his victory in the Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole in 1994. After completing a two year maths course for the ‘Grandes écoles’, as well as a piano academy, Franck Cammas finally opted for a career in sailing...
and Steve Ravussin on Groupama 2 in 10 days, 38 minutes and 43 seconds: Record of the Race - 1st monohull 60: Michel DesjoyeauxMichel DesjoyeauxMichel Desjoyeaux Michel Desjoyeaux Michel Desjoyeaux (born 16 July 1965, in Concarneau, is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races...
and Emmanuel Le Borgne on Foncia in 17 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 5 seconds - 1st multihull 50: Franck-Yves Escoffier and Karine Fauconnier on Crêpes Whaou in 15 days, 22 hours, 27 minutes and 37 seconds
- 1st monohull 40: Giovanni Soldini and Pietro d'Ali on Telecom Italia in 22 days, 13 hours, 2 minutes and 22 seconds