The latest race news from the race

A word with the skippers: Jérémie Beyou & Christopher Pratt, Charal (IMOCA)

“I didn’t choose Joan because she is a woman” 

The progress of equality in sailing can often resemble the turning of an oil tanker rather than a carbon fibre racing boat, but there are some new grounds…

Race village inauguration honours Paul Vatine

The inauguration of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre race village on Saturday at 11:00 honoured Paul Vatine, the French sailor who disappeared…

​Breakages shake up 10-day countdown to start of Route du Café in Le Havre

The countdown to the start of the 14thedition ofthe Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre – the world’s longest and toughest two-handed…

60 boats on the start line and a major new partner for the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre

The 14th edition of the “Route du Café” – the world’s longest and toughest two-handed transatlantic sailing race - will…

Countdown begins for the 14th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre

The entries have closed and 67 teams with 134 skippers in three classes  (Class40, Mulit50 and IMOCA) will depart from Le Havre on October 27 for…

Record number of skippers with seven months to the start

Forty-six competitors have already confirmed their entry for the 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre with seven months to the start in Le Havre. The 14th edition…