Charles Caudrelier

Finish line in their sights

Vendée Globe winners François Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux are back in the lead of the Transat Jacques Vabre’s highly competitive IMOCA 60 class after leaders PRB, Vinc

MACIF back in front

In the Transat Jacques Vabre the inevitable has happened: Vendee Globe legends Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux on MACIF have regained the lead in the IMOCA 60 class.

Waiting for the southeasterly trades

The MOD 70s in the Transat Jacques Vabre are just in the process of exiting the Doldrums at 4°N with speeds dropping to rare single digits.

Class40s out into the Atlantic

The Transat Jacques Vabre’s Class 40 had a tough time off the northwest corner of Spain last night and this morning in strong, gusty winds and big seas which resulted in the British Class 40

Doldrums day for the MOD70s

A hitch to the west yesterday and both MOD 70s in the Transat Jacques Vabre are now lined up on their respective courses through the Doldrums.

All to play for in the IMOCA 60s

On the Transat Jacques Vabre’s 5,450 mile long race course from Le Havre to Itajaí, Brazil small changes or differences can quickly become significant.

Rapid pitstops

1815 miles now separates the MOD 70 leaders and the Class 40 tailenders in the Transat Jacques Vabre, but the good news is that after the heinous conditions of the last few weeks in northern Europe

More boats set to stop

While five different boats in the Transat Jacques Vabre revealed over the course of today (Monday) that they will make technical pit stops, the race for the IMOCA 60 fleet became more tactical as t

Safran pulls into the lead

As expected with a transatlantic race that sets off from northern Europe at the beginning of winter, the Transat Jacques Vabre has seen a number of casualties over the weekend, particularly in

MACIF damages rudder and diverts

Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux, leaders of the IMOCA 60 fleet in the Transat Jacques Vabre are putting into Peniche, 87 km northwest of Lisbon, Portugal to make a technical pit stop thi