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From the race webpage, some stats:

First results in figures of the 15th edition

May 31, 2021

After the arrival of Estelle Greck and Laurent Givry (RLC Sailing) scheduled for Monday 31 May, fifteen boats will be moored in Gustavia this evening. Three duos will still be in the running in the 15th edition of the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy: Erisma - Sodes Group - Tara Océan Foundation, Interaction and Kriss-Laure. The race is not over but it is already possible to draw a provisional assessment of this first transatlantic race in a Figaro Bénéteau 3, which is at the same time exciting, fast and steadfast.

18 days 05 hours 08 minutes and 03 seconds
The new benchmark time for the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy, established yesterday by Nils Palmieri and Julien Villion. The TeamWork duo improved on the old benchmark by 6 hours 40 minutes and 19 seconds.

1 hour and 42 minutes
The gap between the winner and his runner-up, Queguiner - Innovéo (Tanguy Le Turquais / Corentin Douguet).

57 seconds
The ridiculous gap between Gardons la Vue (Martin Le Pape / Yann Eliès) and Skipper Macif (Pierre Quiroga / Erwan Le Draoulec). This is reminiscent of the 63-second gap that separated the first two duos in 1994 (Jean Le Cam and Roland Jourdain won ahead of Bertrand de Broc and Marc Guillemot).

20 minutes
The gap between the third duo, Bretagne - CMB Performance (Tom Laperche / Loïs Berrehar) and the fourth, GUYOT Environnement - Ruban Rose (Pierre Leboucher / Thomas Rouxel). The podium turned out to be few things.

7 hours and 02 minutes
The gap between the first 14 pairs of this 15th edition, revealing a very tough battle for the podium and the places of honor.

1 hour and 07 minutes
The difference at the finish between five boats (from 4th to 8th): GUYOT Environnement - Ruban Rose, Normandy Region (Alexis Loison / Guillaume Pirouelle), (L'Égoïste) - Cantina St Barth (Éric Péron / Miguel Danet), Bretagne CMB - Océane (Élodie Bonafous / Corentin Horeau) and Breizh Cola (Gildas Mahé / Tom Dolan).

4,239.41 miles
The distance covered by the winners Nils Palmieri and Julien Villion, ie an average speed of 9.70 knots. The distance on the great circle (direct route) is 3,890 miles.

4,144.10 miles
(L’Égoïste) - Cantina St Barth (supporter of the northern route) is the Figaro Bénéteau 3 who has covered the fewest miles.

4,352.62 miles
Bretagne - CMB Océane (supporter of the southern route) is the Figaro Bénéteau 3 which has covered the most miles.

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retirement after 19 days of racing. Fifteen pairs crossed the finish line. If the last three manage to reach Saint-Barthélemy, 100% of the competitors will have completed the route. It would be the fourth time that all the boats would arrive safely, after the 2006, 2010 and 2012 editions.

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The Swiss Nils Palmieri becomes the second foreign sailor to win the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy, after the Italian Pietro d´Ali in 2006 (with Kito de Pavant).
 
Kevin . . . not sure of meanings of terms “metropolitan time” & “mainland time.” Does one of them equate to SBH time?
 
Metropolitan/Mainland/Paris time seem to be interchangeable. At this time of year, SBH time and ET are the same, and Metropolitan/Mainland/Paris time is 6 hours ahead. 15:00 in SBH is 21:00 in Paris. Globally, France, through its overseas territories, has at least a dozen time zones. Mainland France has only one.

Further confusing things, some of the reports from Race Control use UTC, which is 3 hours ahead of SBH. 15:00 in SBH is 18:00 in UTC.

As you know, SBH does not observe a clock change to Summer Time, nor does UTC. Mainland France does, so come Fall, Metropolitan/Mainland/Paris time will be 5 hours ahead, instead of 6.
 
Metropolitan/Mainland/Paris time seem to be interchangeable. At this time of year, SBH time and ET are the same, and Metropolitan/Mainland/Paris time is 6 hours ahead. 15:00 in SBH is 21:00 in Paris. Globally, France, through its overseas territories, has at least a dozen time zones. Mainland France has only one.

Further confusing things, some of the reports from Race Control use UTC, which is 3 hours ahead of SBH. 15:00 in SBH is 18:00 in UTC.

As you know, SBH does not observe a clock change to Summer Time, nor does UTC. Mainland France does, so come Fall, Metropolitan/Mainland/Paris time will be 5 hours ahead, instead of 6.

I get it . . . when a time is reported as mainland or metropolitan time, the time on SBH is / will be six hours earlier.
 
Just so remarkable!!!

From the race webpage, some stats:

First results in figures of the 15th edition

May 31, 2021

After the arrival of Estelle Greck and Laurent Givry (RLC Sailing) scheduled for Monday 31 May, fifteen boats will be moored in Gustavia this evening. Three duos will still be in the running in the 15th edition of the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy: Erisma - Sodes Group - Tara Océan Foundation, Interaction and Kriss-Laure. The race is not over but it is already possible to draw a provisional assessment of this first transatlantic race in a Figaro Bénéteau 3, which is at the same time exciting, fast and steadfast.

18 days 05 hours 08 minutes and 03 seconds
The new benchmark time for the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy, established yesterday by Nils Palmieri and Julien Villion. The TeamWork duo improved on the old benchmark by 6 hours 40 minutes and 19 seconds.

1 hour and 42 minutes
The gap between the winner and his runner-up, Queguiner - Innovéo (Tanguy Le Turquais / Corentin Douguet).

57 seconds
The ridiculous gap between Gardons la Vue (Martin Le Pape / Yann Eliès) and Skipper Macif (Pierre Quiroga / Erwan Le Draoulec). This is reminiscent of the 63-second gap that separated the first two duos in 1994 (Jean Le Cam and Roland Jourdain won ahead of Bertrand de Broc and Marc Guillemot).

20 minutes
The gap between the third duo, Bretagne - CMB Performance (Tom Laperche / Loïs Berrehar) and the fourth, GUYOT Environnement - Ruban Rose (Pierre Leboucher / Thomas Rouxel). The podium turned out to be few things.

7 hours and 02 minutes
The gap between the first 14 pairs of this 15th edition, revealing a very tough battle for the podium and the places of honor.

1 hour and 07 minutes
The difference at the finish between five boats (from 4th to 8th): GUYOT Environnement - Ruban Rose, Normandy Region (Alexis Loison / Guillaume Pirouelle), (L'Égoïste) - Cantina St Barth (Éric Péron / Miguel Danet), Bretagne CMB - Océane (Élodie Bonafous / Corentin Horeau) and Breizh Cola (Gildas Mahé / Tom Dolan).

4,239.41 miles
The distance covered by the winners Nils Palmieri and Julien Villion, ie an average speed of 9.70 knots. The distance on the great circle (direct route) is 3,890 miles.

4,144.10 miles
(L’Égoïste) - Cantina St Barth (supporter of the northern route) is the Figaro Bénéteau 3 who has covered the fewest miles.

4,352.62 miles
Bretagne - CMB Océane (supporter of the southern route) is the Figaro Bénéteau 3 which has covered the most miles.

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retirement after 19 days of racing. Fifteen pairs crossed the finish line. If the last three manage to reach Saint-Barthélemy, 100% of the competitors will have completed the route. It would be the fourth time that all the boats would arrive safely, after the 2006, 2010 and 2012 editions.

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The Swiss Nils Palmieri becomes the second foreign sailor to win the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy, after the Italian Pietro d´Ali in 2006 (with Kito de Pavant).
 
Erisma, the 16th-place boat, should arrive very early in the morning on Wednesday, perhaps even pre-dawn.

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The 16th boat arrived at 04:50 Local this morning. Two boats are still sailing, and are expected to arrive on Thursday. From the race website:

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Jérôme Samuel and Nicolas Salet, sixteenth in the Double Transat

June 02, 2021

This Wednesday June 2 at 10h 50min 10s (metropolitan time), Jérôme Samuel and Nicolas Salet (Erisma - SODES GROUP - Tara Océan Foundation) crossed the finish line of the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy after 20 days 15 hours 50 minutes and 10 seconds of racing. This is the first 100% amateur duo to complete this 15th edition. Here are their reactions:

Jérôme Samuel: “We left for a race but we had an adventure. There were two phases. The first one was quite engaged, we tried to keep up with the professionals even though there was still a little gap. Arrived towards La Palma, we noticed that the bowsprit had a lot of play. We almost made a stopover but we decided to continue. The second phase was morally more complicated. After nine days of racing, in the middle of the night, the forestay was found to be soft and the mast was tilting dangerously aft. Nicolas had the reflex to secure the mast. Finishing a transatlantic race in a Figaro 3 is not for everyone. Finally, we have two boats behind us. If there was a 100% amateur ranking, it wouldn't be so bad! We are both business leaders and this race has required a lot of effort and commitment. "

Nicolas Salet: "When the forestay broke we had several opinions, including that of Armel Le Cléac’h who advised us to go for it because as long as the mast is on deck, we must continue. We secured with two halyards and we went for it! Crossing the Atlantic without a stay is no small feat. We are very happy to have sailed the boat to the end and in good shape. We thank our wives and children for their support. "

Numbers :

Arrival time: 10:50:10 (metropolitan time)
Running time: 20d 15h 50min 10s
Deviation from the first: 2d 10h 42min 07s
Distance traveled: 4,315.54 nm
Average speed: 8.70 knots
 
If there was a 100% amateur ranking, it wouldn't be so bad! We are both business leaders and this race has required a lot of effort and commitment. "

I think they are pros now! What perseverance :up:
 
To dream it and then to actually do it..PRICELESS.

This fills me with admiration and respect. I get chills and filled with joy for the crews.
 
An update from the race website, a photo from the website showing the race village, and the first twelve arrivals at the dock (the other four boats are out of frame to the left). The awards ceremony is tonight, and will be followed by fireworks.


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The duos of Interaction and Kriss-Laure approaching Saint-Barthélemy

June 02, 2021

After the arrival in 16th position of Jérôme Samuel and Nicolas Salet (Erisma - SODES GROUP - Tara Océan Foundation), there are only two Figaro Bénéteau 3 still in the race in the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy. The Livory brothers (Interaction) are expected in Gustavia tomorrow evening (mainland time). Nicolas Bertho and Romuald Poirat (Kriss-Laure) should finish the night from Thursday to Friday.

Hats off to amateurs

Like Jérôme Samuel and Nicolas Salet, who arrived this Wednesday, the two duos still in the race are made up of amateur sailors, who have shown an unwavering commitment to align themselves with the Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint -Barthélemy: You have to imagine the sacrifices involved in preparing for such an event when you exercise an already time-consuming profession. Yannig and Erwan Livory (Interaction) are expected to take 17th place. Above all, they will be very satisfied to succeed in completing the course despite a great fright, this waterway observed in the middle of the Atlantic, then controlled. The joy of completing the course will undoubtedly be shared by Nicolas Bertho and Romuald Poirat who will close this 15th edition.

A festive and friendly awards ceremony

The 32 sailors who have arrived in Gustavia will have a thought for the competitors still at sea when the prize-giving ceremony will be held in Gustavia this Wednesday evening (local time). It will allow the public of Saint-Barthélemy to share a convivial moment with the sailors. Nils Palmieri and Julien Villion (TeamWork) will receive their dearly acquired trophy. The award ceremony will end with a fireworks display launched from the port of Gustavia.
 
An update from the race website with projected arrival times for the last 2 teams of sometime after 14:00 local for Interaction, and sometime after 21:00 local for Krisse-Laure:


The ETAs of the two duos still in the race are becoming clearer

June 03, 2021

The Livory brothers (Interaction) are expected this Thursday evening in metropolitan time. As for Nicolas Bertho and Romuald Poirat (Kriss-Laure), they should arrive overnight. Barring a twist, the 18 Figaro Bénéteau 3 entered in the 15th Double Transat - Concarneau - Saint-Barthélemy will therefore have come to the end of the course.

They will join the 16 duos who are already enjoying the unique charm of Saint-Barthélemy and recovering in an idyllic and festive atmosphere. After a little over 22 days of racing, Yannig and Erwan Livory, then Nicolas Bertho and Romuald Poirat, will undoubtedly be very well received and happy to complete this grueling transatlantic race. They will have beautiful adventures to tell and memories etched forever in their memory. According to the latest routings from the race management, the Livory brothers should arrive in front of the magnificent Colombier beach at 2 p.m. (locally), or 8 p.m. in metropolitan France. They will then have one last section left to bypass Saint-Barthélemy and reach the finish line at the port of Gustavia. These last miles are absolutely magnificent by day. Nicolas Bertho and Romuald Poirat will pass Colombier around 9 p.m. (local time), in the heart of the night in metropolitan France.
 
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