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PHOTOS: The Transat history

Part one of our photo gallery in association with Blue Green

Tuesday May 25th 2004, Author: James Boyd, Location: United Kingdom
The first of giant monohulls was the three masted Vendredi 13, sailed in the 1972 race by uncle of Loick and Bruno Peyron, Jean-Yves TerlainIn the 1976 Vendredi 13 was sailed by Yvon Fauconnier, who went on to win the 1984 OSTAR and who's daughter Karine is racing the 60ft trimaran Sergio Tacchini in this year's event
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