14.11.2007
VICTORY FOR GROUPAMA 2
After 10 days 38 minutes and 43 seconds of racing at a theoretical average speed of 18.03 knots, Franck Cammas and Stève Ravussin on Groupama 2 crossed the finish line in the Transat Jacques Vabre at 13h40’43" (CET) or in other words 9h40’43" (local time) today, Wednesday, 14th November.
This was Franck Cammas’s third win in his five Transat Jacques Vabre races. The record was smashed by 1 day 22 hours 31 minutes and 58 seconds (former record from 2003: 11 days 23 hours 10 minutes and 41 seconds).
22.10.2007
Transat Jacques Vabre 2007 http://www.jacques-vabre.com
The Transat Jacques Vabre is a well-known sporting event. The start of this race is a real celebration attracting more than 200,000 visitors to the docks in Le Havre during the ten days preceding the starts.
Fans of sailing, and those, who will be discovering the sport love discovering the race village, both to admire the yachts decked out in the colours of their sponsors and to meet the sailors, as well as to attend the many events being put on by the city of Le Havre.
For the first time this year, the Transat Jacques Vabre village will be honouring sustainable development.
The Transat Jacques Vabre charter wall in the heart of the village
During the inauguration ceremony the Transat Jacques Vabre charter wall will be unveiled. This large 75m² tarpaulin shows the 5 major commitments of the Transat Jacques Vabre charter, surrounded by photos and signatures of all the skippers, sponsors, partners and organisers that have come together to work towards sustainable development. Right at the heart of the village, this wall aims to inform the general public.
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