Home > News The latest race news from the race Filter by Edition 2019 Edition 2017 Edition 22 November 2021 - 09h47 1917 News Finish line just hours away The first boats are expected to arrive in Martinique overnight. The three fastest classes are slipping slowly through an area of light winds whilst the… 21 November 2021 - 18h12 3319 News Against all odds Former world champion skier Ivica Kostelic and his partner Calliste Antoine are having the race of their lives and are challenging the faster, newer boats… 21 November 2021 - 10h02 1897 News A fortnight of racing and there's little to separate the fleets All four classes are on a direct route to the finish. The Ocean Fifty multihulls lead the race with just 720 miles to the finish line… 20 November 2021 - 17h58 1950 News Race climax gets closer The race village in Fort de France has been officially opened, a sure sign the Transat Jacques Vabre is coming to a climax. The race for line… 20 November 2021 - 09h59 2312 News Full speed ahead to the finish line The hoped for grandstand finish in Martinique is beginning to look likely as Ultimes and Ocean Fiftys begin their approaches to the line. The IMOCA leaders… 19 November 2021 - 17h00 3776 News The fleet’s mystery boat Sitting sixth in the IMOCA fleet is a boat we know nothing about...and everything about. 19 November 2021 - 10h36 3133 News Spinnaker tears and birthday cheers as the race moves into the deciding stages 30 knot Samba sailing for the Ultimes as the IMOCAs escape the doldrums. Class 40’s on a Cape Verde slalom course whilst the Ocean Fifty trimarans… 18 November 2021 - 17h00 5559 News The human cost of transat racing We regularly share with you videos of sunsets, dolphins and super positive sailors but there’s a side to ocean racing that’s more difficult… 18 November 2021 - 10h00 2674 News Pavant out of race as multihulls fly A breakage aboard HBF-Reforest'Action forces her to become the first Class 40 boat to abandon the race. Sam Davies chases the IMOCA leaders whilst… 17 November 2021 - 18h00 3301 News Britons and Dutch at opposite ends of fleet The Class 40 fleet is split in two by 150 miles of Atlantic ocean - we speak to the Brits near the front and the Dutch fighting just as hard near the back. … 17 November 2021 - 09h28 2207 News 48 hours that could change everything The next two days could be crucial in deciding the winners. Lead changes are expected across three of the four classes today as the weather roles the… 16 November 2021 - 17h42 1690 News The equator beckons As the fleet heads south the crews are absorbed by strategy, tactics and what on earth to wear. Show more news
