La Transat Ag2r La Mondiale
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LuckyKid
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Live video. http://transat.ag2rlamondiale.fr/
KevinS
Senior Insider
Le Journal de St Barth video of the finish on FB:
https://www.facebook.com/LeJSB/videos/1785562134816441/
Le Journal video of the boys celebrating their victory with flares on the stern:
https://www.facebook.com/LeJSB/videos/1785566994815955/
https://www.facebook.com/LeJSB/videos/1785562134816441/
Le Journal video of the boys celebrating their victory with flares on the stern:
https://www.facebook.com/LeJSB/videos/1785566994815955/
KevinS
Senior Insider
The 2nd-place boat, Bretagne CMB Performance, finished about 1:09 behind the winner. The 3rd-place boat, Breizh Cola, is finishing now, about 4 hours after the winner.Breizh Cola is being chased to the finish line by Guyot Environnement, which is about 1nm behind them.
I miss being on-island for this. I've been there for the 2014 and the 2016 races. I don't know why the 2018 race is taking place 2 weeks later than the previous races, but I'm bummed that I'm not there to witness it. Not bummed enough to give up my dates at EMM so that I can match the race dates though, LOL.
I miss being on-island for this. I've been there for the 2014 and the 2016 races. I don't know why the 2018 race is taking place 2 weeks later than the previous races, but I'm bummed that I'm not there to witness it. Not bummed enough to give up my dates at EMM so that I can match the race dates though, LOL.
KevinS
Senior Insider
Groupe Royer, NF Habitat, and Armor Lux all arrived overnight. Local favorite Le Macaron French Pastries is the next to arrive. It's being escorted by several local boats. Drone footage is available on the St Barth Sailor FB page
https://www.facebook.com/StBarthSailor/videos/1024330957692200/
https://www.facebook.com/StBarthSailor/videos/1024330957692200/
didier
Senior Insider
nice race! those guys that won really worked hard for it, as did all the boats. since the contest post was locked down, I will respond here. I think this is the first year that I won.....it was just a lucky guess on my part. I am looking forward to the champagne as it is my favorite! Kevin, I think Andy should have the beautiful tin as a second place prize. It would be easier to mail this to him also.
KevinS
Senior Insider
Amy, here’s the arrival update on your and jroyer’s Groupe Royer - Secours Populaire team:
Groupe Royer - Secours Populaire fifth on arrival
Anthony Marchand and Alexis Loison took 5th place by cutting the finish line at 6:52 on Friday morning. Groupe Royer - Secours Populaire conceded 6 hours, 3 minutes and 38 seconds to the winners they shared the choice of road to the Canary Islands before being let down slightly.
Alexis Loison: "We were hoping better. This deck was tough, we fought like lions. We really gave everything and, in the end, we have no regrets. We will come back. We spent 19 days thoroughly. In general, there are short lengths. Now, there is the impression that the transat is gone super fast! We are three on a median option and we are the only ones not to be on the podium, without anyone knowing why. We had two grains, two soft and we lost contact "
Anthony Marchand: "We have two regrets. The first is not to have the record of 24 hours: we made a nice recovery after Cape Finisterre and (while the conditions were made for pure speed, ed), we jibed in the strong wind. And the second is to have lost 20 miles after the Canary Islands on Agir Recovery and Bretagne CMB Performance. And it is these 20 miles that we miss at the end to win the podium. But we fought well and the transat gave beautiful winners. The pair is complementary! If registrations are already open for 2020, we re-register! On the middle road, we had a lot of gybes, soft spots, we were not on the road to the south, and the days passed quickly, because we had work.
5th: Groupe Royer - Secours Populaire (Anthony Marchand and Alexis Loison)
Race time: 18d 17h 52min 0s
Average speed: 8.65 knots
Distance traveled: 4265 miles at 9.48 knots
Distance to first: 6h 3min 38s
GROUPE ROYER – SECOURS POPULAIRE CINQUIÈME À L’ARRIVÉE
Groupe Royer – Secours Populaire cinquième à l’arrivée
Anthony Marchand et Alexis Loison ont pris la 5e place en coupant la ligne d'arrivée à 6h52 ce vendredi matin. Groupe Royer – Secours Populaire a concédé 6 heures, 3 minutes et 38 secondes aux vainqueurs dont ils partageaient le choix de route aux Canaries avant de se laisser légèrement décrocher. Alexis Loison : « On espérait mieux. Cette transat était dure, on s'est battu comme des lions. On a vraiment tout donné et, au final, on n'a pas de regrets. On reviendra. On a passé 19 jours à fond. En général, il y a des petites longueurs. Or, là, on a l'impression que la transat est passée super vite ! On est trois sur une option médiane et on est les seuls à ne pas être sur le podium, sans qu'on sache pourquoi. On a eu deux grains, deux molles et on a perdu le contact »
Anthony Marchand : « On a deux regrets. Le premier c'est de ne pas avoir le record des 24 heures : on a fait une belle remontée après le cap Finisterre et (alors que les conditions étaient faites pour de la pure vitesse, ndlr), on a empanné dans du vent fort. Et le second, c'est d'avoir perdu 20 milles après les îles des Canaries sur Agir Recouvrement et Bretagne CMB Performance. Et ce sont ces 20 milles qui nous manquent à la fin pour décrocher le podium. Mais on s'est bien battu et la transat a donné de beaux vainqueurs. Le binôme est complémentaire ! Si les inscriptions sont déjà ouvertes pour 2020, on se réinscrit ! Sur la route médiane, on a eu pas mal d'empannages, de zones de molles, on n'était pas sur la route du grand sud, et les jours passaient vite, parce qu'on a eu du travail.
5e : Groupe Royer – Secours Populaire (Anthony Marchand et Alexis Loison)
Temps de course : 18j 17h 52min 0s
Vitesse moyenne : 8,65 nœuds
Distance parcourue : 4265 milles à 9,48 nœuds
Ecart au premier : 6h 3min 38s
Groupe Royer - Secours Populaire fifth on arrival
Anthony Marchand and Alexis Loison took 5th place by cutting the finish line at 6:52 on Friday morning. Groupe Royer - Secours Populaire conceded 6 hours, 3 minutes and 38 seconds to the winners they shared the choice of road to the Canary Islands before being let down slightly.
Alexis Loison: "We were hoping better. This deck was tough, we fought like lions. We really gave everything and, in the end, we have no regrets. We will come back. We spent 19 days thoroughly. In general, there are short lengths. Now, there is the impression that the transat is gone super fast! We are three on a median option and we are the only ones not to be on the podium, without anyone knowing why. We had two grains, two soft and we lost contact "
Anthony Marchand: "We have two regrets. The first is not to have the record of 24 hours: we made a nice recovery after Cape Finisterre and (while the conditions were made for pure speed, ed), we jibed in the strong wind. And the second is to have lost 20 miles after the Canary Islands on Agir Recovery and Bretagne CMB Performance. And it is these 20 miles that we miss at the end to win the podium. But we fought well and the transat gave beautiful winners. The pair is complementary! If registrations are already open for 2020, we re-register! On the middle road, we had a lot of gybes, soft spots, we were not on the road to the south, and the days passed quickly, because we had work.
5th: Groupe Royer - Secours Populaire (Anthony Marchand and Alexis Loison)
Race time: 18d 17h 52min 0s
Average speed: 8.65 knots
Distance traveled: 4265 miles at 9.48 knots
Distance to first: 6h 3min 38s
GROUPE ROYER – SECOURS POPULAIRE CINQUIÈME À L’ARRIVÉE
Groupe Royer – Secours Populaire cinquième à l’arrivée
Anthony Marchand et Alexis Loison ont pris la 5e place en coupant la ligne d'arrivée à 6h52 ce vendredi matin. Groupe Royer – Secours Populaire a concédé 6 heures, 3 minutes et 38 secondes aux vainqueurs dont ils partageaient le choix de route aux Canaries avant de se laisser légèrement décrocher. Alexis Loison : « On espérait mieux. Cette transat était dure, on s'est battu comme des lions. On a vraiment tout donné et, au final, on n'a pas de regrets. On reviendra. On a passé 19 jours à fond. En général, il y a des petites longueurs. Or, là, on a l'impression que la transat est passée super vite ! On est trois sur une option médiane et on est les seuls à ne pas être sur le podium, sans qu'on sache pourquoi. On a eu deux grains, deux molles et on a perdu le contact »
Anthony Marchand : « On a deux regrets. Le premier c'est de ne pas avoir le record des 24 heures : on a fait une belle remontée après le cap Finisterre et (alors que les conditions étaient faites pour de la pure vitesse, ndlr), on a empanné dans du vent fort. Et le second, c'est d'avoir perdu 20 milles après les îles des Canaries sur Agir Recouvrement et Bretagne CMB Performance. Et ce sont ces 20 milles qui nous manquent à la fin pour décrocher le podium. Mais on s'est bien battu et la transat a donné de beaux vainqueurs. Le binôme est complémentaire ! Si les inscriptions sont déjà ouvertes pour 2020, on se réinscrit ! Sur la route médiane, on a eu pas mal d'empannages, de zones de molles, on n'était pas sur la route du grand sud, et les jours passaient vite, parce qu'on a eu du travail.
5e : Groupe Royer – Secours Populaire (Anthony Marchand et Alexis Loison)
Temps de course : 18j 17h 52min 0s
Vitesse moyenne : 8,65 nœuds
Distance parcourue : 4265 milles à 9,48 nœuds
Ecart au premier : 6h 3min 38s
andynap
Senior Insider
Nicely done Diana. Thanks but you can keep the tin can. Goes with. :biglaugh:
KevinS
Senior Insider
Everial crossed the finish line, or cut the line as the French say, just before 23:00 last night, finishing in 14th place. Everial’s time was 19D 15H 51M 04S. All 14 of the boats which have finished so far have beaten the course record, which was 19D 22H 24M 30S, and was set in 2006.
Two boats have yet to finish. Les Frigos Solidaire is 270 miles out, and will likely finish sometime on Sunday evening. Cornouaille Solidarité St Barth will be the last to finish, likely sometime on Tuesday.
Two boats have yet to finish. Les Frigos Solidaire is 270 miles out, and will likely finish sometime on Sunday evening. Cornouaille Solidarité St Barth will be the last to finish, likely sometime on Tuesday.
KevinS
Senior Insider
The team of Guillaume Farsy and Renaud Nicot aboard Cornouaille - Solidarité St Barth crossed the line at 11:50, after having sailed 4,784 miles in 23D 4H 50M 38S. They are the last boat to finish - but they finished!
There were originally 20 boats in this year’s race. One boat withdrew prior to the start due to a medical issue. A second boat retired early in the race due to an injury. Two boats were dismasted in heavy weather off of Portugal, weather which also damaged the boom of Cornouaille - Solidarité St Barth. The team put into Cascais near Lisbon for repairs, which took a full day to complete. Sateco - Teame Vendée Formation, one of the dismasted boats, donated their boom for the repair. The lost day put the team over 500 miles behind the leader. They were forced south towards Cape Verde in search of the tradewinds, sailing farther south than any of the other boats. The southern route did not provide the winds needed to catch up with the rest of the fleet, and Cornouaille-Solidarité St Barth finished 5 days behind the winner.[FONT="]
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The team was met off of Point Colombier by a fleet of local boats, as well as the boats of several competitors, who came out to welcome them.
Renaud Nicot lives in St Barth. Some may know him from sailing aboard the TopLoc boat.
This will be the last edition of La Transat Ag2r La Mondiale which will be sailed using Figaro Beneteau 2 boats. The next edition of the race, assuming that there will be one, will take place in 2020 using the new Figaro Beneteau 3 boats. http://www.beneteau.com/us/figaro-beneteau-3
There were originally 20 boats in this year’s race. One boat withdrew prior to the start due to a medical issue. A second boat retired early in the race due to an injury. Two boats were dismasted in heavy weather off of Portugal, weather which also damaged the boom of Cornouaille - Solidarité St Barth. The team put into Cascais near Lisbon for repairs, which took a full day to complete. Sateco - Teame Vendée Formation, one of the dismasted boats, donated their boom for the repair. The lost day put the team over 500 miles behind the leader. They were forced south towards Cape Verde in search of the tradewinds, sailing farther south than any of the other boats. The southern route did not provide the winds needed to catch up with the rest of the fleet, and Cornouaille-Solidarité St Barth finished 5 days behind the winner.[FONT="]
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The team was met off of Point Colombier by a fleet of local boats, as well as the boats of several competitors, who came out to welcome them.
Renaud Nicot lives in St Barth. Some may know him from sailing aboard the TopLoc boat.
This will be the last edition of La Transat Ag2r La Mondiale which will be sailed using Figaro Beneteau 2 boats. The next edition of the race, assuming that there will be one, will take place in 2020 using the new Figaro Beneteau 3 boats. http://www.beneteau.com/us/figaro-beneteau-3
I was on the quay when this last boat arrived to great fanfare — a large, cheering crowd . . . LOUD air horns . . . a great flotilla of boats surrounding it for a triumphal entry into the Harbor. The sailors were smiling & waving, acknowledging prolonged cheers of their celebratory fans. It was quite emotional . . . nothing suggesting a finish of the last boat.
