Home > News The latest race news from the race Filter by Edition 2019 Edition 2017 Edition 11 November 2021 - 08h17 2440 News BREAKING NEWS: Sodebo Ultim 3 hits object & damages foil Sodebo Ultim 3 co-skippered by Thomas Coville and Thomas Rouxel hit an unidentified floating object (UFO) overnight and damaged their starboard foil.… 10 November 2021 - 19h37 3472 News A dismasting and some proper speed as the wind returns 11th Hour Racing Team’s IMOCA Alaca’i is out of the Transat Jacques Vabre - the Imoca fleet is now down to 20 boats. The Ultimes have… 10 November 2021 - 16h27 3351 News BREAKING NEWS: 11th Hour Racing Team Alaka’i dismasted At 14:02 UTC today, November 10, we were informed by Simon Fisher and Justine Mettraux onboard 11th Hour Racing Team Alaka’i that their mast had… 10 November 2021 - 09h54 2011 News A tale of two races The fastest classes at the head of the fleet have now escaped the high-pressure zone that becalmed them for days, however the Class 40 fleet continues… 09 November 2021 - 20h01 2580 News The leaders find breeze The Bay of Biscay is still proving troublesome especially for the monohulls at the rear of the fleet. Meanwhile the fastest boats are leaving the high-pressure… 09 November 2021 - 10h48 2417 News A night of patience and nerves It's like Russian roulette for the Transat Jacques Vabre fleet as all the competitors are stuck in a ridge of high pressure from Madeira to Dunkirk.… 08 November 2021 - 19h56 4917 News "The mast imploded" - Bureau Vallée out of race on difficult day for the fleet A dismasting, spring tides and light winds have made the first 36 hours of the Transat Jacques Vabre very tricky for the fleet of 79 boats. 08 November 2021 - 00h28 5602 News Skipper's Log - overnight 7-8th November A round up of overnight despatches sent to race HQ directly from the boats 07 November 2021 - 15h41 2593 News Transat Jacques Vabre is GO...in champagne conditions The sun shone, the wind blew and 79 boats got off the start line at Le Havre bound for Martinique. The four classes headed, first of all, to a turning… 06 November 2021 - 16h52 3777 News A fan’s guide to the race start 79 boats made up of four different classes set of on Sunday for the 15th edition of the Teransat Jacques Vabre. Here’s all the info you need to… 05 November 2021 - 18h19 1306 News Ingenious new ideas win Environment Innovation Awards The Transat Jacques Vabre aims to take its green credentials further than just being an environmentally friendly event. It also aims to be a platform… 03 November 2021 - 15h17 1887 News The teams to watch in Ultime and Ocean Fifty 7 Ocean-Fifty multihulls and 5 giant Ultime multihulls will compete in this edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre. We asked some of the race skippers who… Show more news
