Patience and Nerves Mark Early Days of Transat
In the first 48 hours of the Transat Jacques Vabres Race from France to Martinique, competitors are battling calms and current off the French coast.
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In the first 48 hours of the Transat Jacques Vabres Race from France to Martinique, competitors are battling calms and current off the French coast.
The Multi50 Drekan Group capsized in extreme weather while sailing downwind during the Transat Jacques Vabre, both crew are safe.
The two co-skippers of the only foiling IMOCA to finish the Transat Jacques Vabre are dockside and have a few thoughts on the race and the new boats.
Meet the monster maxi-trimarans preparing to do battle in the 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre.
This year’s Transat Jacques Vabre will boast a record 34 new skippers, all hailing from diverse sailing backgrounds, hoping to prove their mettle.
Safran Sailing puts the new lifting foils on their IMOCA 60 to the test.
With the newly christened, foiled Mono60s lining up for the Azimut Trophy, Gitana is preparing for the first competitive encounter.
With 5 new IMOCAs sporting foils, the question remains: will the new appendages give the foiled flyers a real advantage over the boats with traditional boards?
A delayed start for the Transat Jacques Vabre allowed much of the fleet to reach the finish in Brazil in good shape, save for favorites Michel Desjoyeaux and Francois Gabart, who suffered a dismasting.
Nasty weather in France delayed the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, but now the fleet is speeding for Costa Rica.
In the first 48 hours of the Transat Jacques Vabres Race from France to Martinique, competitors are battling calms and current off the French coast.
The Multi50 Drekan Group capsized in extreme weather while sailing downwind during the Transat Jacques Vabre, both crew are safe.
The two co-skippers of the only foiling IMOCA to finish the Transat Jacques Vabre are dockside and have a few thoughts on the race and the new boats.
Meet the monster maxi-trimarans preparing to do battle in the 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre.
This year’s Transat Jacques Vabre will boast a record 34 new skippers, all hailing from diverse sailing backgrounds, hoping to prove their mettle.
Safran Sailing puts the new lifting foils on their IMOCA 60 to the test.
With the newly christened, foiled Mono60s lining up for the Azimut Trophy, Gitana is preparing for the first competitive encounter.
With 5 new IMOCAs sporting foils, the question remains: will the new appendages give the foiled flyers a real advantage over the boats with traditional boards?
A delayed start for the Transat Jacques Vabre allowed much of the fleet to reach the finish in Brazil in good shape, save for favorites Michel Desjoyeaux and Francois Gabart, who suffered a dismasting.
Nasty weather in France delayed the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, but now the fleet is speeding for Costa Rica.
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