Rennes (AFP)
The monohull of Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt (Charal) make the race in the lead Saturday morning in the Imoca category of the Transat Jacques Vabre (TJV), in front of Charlie Dalin and Yann Eliès (Apivia).
In front of them, the three multihulls engaged in this 14th edition of the Transat, part Sunday of Le Havre, are still in the lead. By exploiting a trade-wind variation to the south, Gilles Lamiré and Antoine Carpentier (Groupe GCA Mille et une smiles) burned politeness to their competitors and took first place in the overall standings.
"On board, it's stressful but on the ground, it must be exciting to follow!" joked on Saturday morning Antoine Carpentier. "We were able to get some rest tonight because the one before we had an electronic problem, without the wind on the driver, we had to take turns at the helm all night," he added. .
At 09:00, Charal had passed the Canaries archipelago, leading the Imoca fleet, the 18-meter monohulls that are the stars of the mythical race around the world alone, the Vendée. World.
Now 2,684.7 nautical miles from their point of arrival, the Brazilian port of Salvador de Bahia, Jérémie Beyou and Christopher Pratt are closely followed by Dalin and Eliès at 34.01 nm.
They are spinning in the trade winds that have dropped slightly but are still well settled off the Canaries and multiply the maneuvers to win the southwest.
In Class40, the tandem Ian Lipinski and Adrien Hardy (Crédit Mutuel) took the first place, followed closely by the tandem Aymeric Chappellier and Pierre Leboucher (Aina Childhood and Future).
Standings Friday at 9:00 am:
. Multi50 (50ft / 15m multihull) - 3 engaged
1. Gilles Lamiré / Antoine Carpentier (GCA Group - A Thousand and One Smiles) 2510.8 nm from the finish
2. Sébastien Rogues / Matthieu Souben (Primal) at 32.53 nm from the 1st
3. Thibaut Vauchel-Camus / Frédéric Duthil (ARSEP Solidarity In Peloton) at 39.58 nm
. Imoca (60-foot / 18-m monohull) - 29 hired
1. Jérémie Beyou / Christopher Pratt (Charal) at 2684.7 nm from the finish
2. Charlie Dalin / Yann Eliès (Apivia) at 34.01 nm from the 1st
3. Clarisse Crémer / Armel le Cleac'h (Banque Populaire) at 70.04 nm
4. Charlie Enright / Pascal Bidegorry (11th Hour Racing) at 76.02 nm
5. Kevin Escoffier / Nicolas Lunven (PRB) at 81.19 nm
6. Damien Seguin / Yoann Richomme (Apicil Group) at 84.03 nm
7. Sam Davies / Paul Meilhat (Heart Initiatives) at 89.34 nm
8. Nicolas Troussel / Jean Le Cam (Corum L'Epargne) at 96.58 nm
9. Sébastien Simon / Vincent Riou (Arkea-Paprec) at 115.53 nm
10. Fabrice Amedeo / Eric Péron (Newrest-Arts & Windows) at 150.85 nm
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. Class40 (40ft / 12m monohull) - 27 engaged
1. Ian Lipinski / Adrien Hardy (Credit Mutuel) at 3.201.5 nm from the finish
2. Aymeric Chappellier / Pierre Leboucher (Aina Childhood and Future) at 13.59 nm from the first
3. Sam Goodchild / Fabien Delahaye (Leyton) at 16.29 nm
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