Transatlantic Jacques Vabre Race
Strong, gusty winds and choppy seas made for a spectacular start to the 16th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre for three of the four-race fleets today. While the ULTIM, Ocean Fifty and Class 40 races set…
Irish Woman Pamela Lee Among Record Breaking Transat Jacques Vabre Fleet Due a Strong Winds Start This Afternoon
29th October 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
A record-breaking fleet of 95 boats, which is set to start the 16th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre double-handed race from Le Havre to Martinique, is set to encounter very robust conditions as they leave the…
Worsening Weather Means Transat Jacques Vabre Start for IMOCA Fleet is Cancelled on Sunday
29th October 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
Only three of four classes will start the Transat Jacques Vabre today, Sunday. The IMOCA fleet will remain in Le Havre. Because of a rapidly worsening weather forecast, in particular for the period Monday into Tuesday with predicted winds of…
The Ocean Race Links Up With French Team to Support Ocean Science During Transat Jacques Vabre
28th October 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
The Ocean Race is supporting Team Nexans – Art et Fenêtres (II) in the collection of vital ocean data during the Transat Jacques Vabre, which sets sail this weekend from Le Havre in Normandy. Following The Ocean Race 2022-23, in…
Pamela Lee of Greystones Races In Ultra-Challenging Transat Jacques Vabre At End Of Great Sailing Week For Ireland
28th October 2023 W M Nixon
It has been a remarkable week for Irish sailing, with our clubs last weekend managing to get in the complete programme of Autumn League racing despite being close in on the tail end of Storm Babet. Meanwhile, Eve McMahon confirmed…
Leading French Skipper Charlie Dalin Withdraws from Transat Jacques Vabre Due to 'Medical Issue'
27th October 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
French sailor Charlie Dalin, who won the IMOCA class on the 2019 race with Yann Eliès and was first to cross the finish line of the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe, has announced that he will not be able to participate in…
Dream to Reality in Two Hard Years, Ireland's Pamela Lee Ready for the Transat Jacques Vabre
23rd October 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
Irish offshore racer Pamela Lee is gearing up to take on the challenge of the Transat Jacques Vabre double-handed race to Martinique, just two years after her first experience sailing a Class40. Lee will join French co-skipper Tiphanie Rageneau in…
Ireland’s Offshore Sailor Pamela Lee Lands More Transat Jacques Vabre Race Sponsorship
16th October 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
Irish offshore sailor Pamela Lee and French co-skipper Tiphaine Ragueneau, who together won the ‘Cap pour Elles’ program which gives a female duo the chance to race the Transat Jacques Vabre as their first Transatlantic race, have landed the support…
“Offshore sailing is a mechanical sport, and it is an intellectual sport. More than using physical abilities and power, you can use your head to get the boat to work for you.” That piece of advice could, it seems to…
Irish Offshore Sailor Pamela Lee Secures €40k Sponsorship for Transat Jacques Vabre Transatlantic Campaign
27th September 2023 Pamela Lee
Irish offshore sailor Pamela Lee has secured €40k in sponsorship from Ireland-France ferry operator DFDS/Brittany Ferries for her Class40 project as she prepares to set sail for the Transat Jacques Vabre transatlantic sailing race in October. Lee will skipper one…
Twenty-four hours into the CIC Normandy Channel Race and Irish Offshore sailor Pamela Lee co-skippering the Class 40 yacht '154' is lying 23rd in the fleet. The 1000-miler that started on Sunday sees Lee embark on a new journey with French co-skipper Tiphanie Ragueneau.…
Ireland’s Pam Lee Ready for First Big Racing Challenge on Course to Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
24th May 2023 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
Less than three months after being selected for the "Cap sur Elles" initiative - which provides support for a pair of young female sailors to take part in the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre double-handed race to Martinique –…
Transat Jacques Vabre: Nearly 200 Sailors Expected to Compete on the Route du Café’s 30th Anniversary Race Next Year
4th December 2022 Offshore
In October 2023, the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre will celebrate its 30th anniversary in Le Havre before the famous two-handed tranatlantic race heads to Martinique, where the finish of the race known as the Route du Café will…
Charal's arrival completes the IMOCA podium but the racing rages on, especially for 4th and 5th between Initiatives Coeur and Arkéa-Paprec. The front of the Class 40 remains incredibly close with the current leader now just 600 miles from the…
Transat Jacques Vabre Ultimes Won By Franck Cammas & Charles Caudrelier on Maxi Edmond De Rothschild
24th November 2021 Offshore
Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier have won the Ultime class title of the 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre aboard Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. Going into the race as favourites, they regained their lead on 9th November and never…
Primonial Wins Ocean Fifty Multihull Title in the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre Race
23rd November 2021 Offshore
Primonial has taken line honours and the Ocean Fifty multihull title in the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre race. French pair Sébastien Rogues and Matthieu Souben crossed the line in Martinique ahead of Koesio in second. Britain’s Sam Goodchild was third…
