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Those fabulous sailors in Saint-Malo…
The atmosphere could be felt around the ramparts. As promised, Victorien Erussard and his crew of three – the two Loïcs (Escoffier and Fréquet) and Erwan Thibouméry – crossed the finish line of this seventh Transat Quebec-Saint Malo today (Wednesday 2nd August) at 08h 22 minutes and 59 seconds (GMT)...
Eleven teams now ashore…
The pace in the Breton city is still being set by the boats finishing the seventh Transat Quebec-Saint Malo. After the trio aboard Prévoir Vie (Benoît Parnaudeau), finished early in the day and were happy to see some sunshine, taking fifth place in the Class 40 rankings, this Tuesday afternoon saw t...
A close finish…
It was within 30 minutes of each other that Forget Formation, Pascal Quintin's trimaran and Ocean of Smiles, Christophe Bullens's monohull crossed the finish of the Transat Quebec Saint-Malo. On each boat for different reasons they appreciated the achievement they had accomplished....
ESCOFFIER DOES IT AGAIN!
CREPES WHAOU! OVERALL WINNER IN SAINT-MALO At 18h49'14" (GMT), on Thursday 31st July 2008, Franck-Yves Escoffier, on board Crêpes Whaou! crossed the finish line of the seventh Transat Quebec-Saint Malo off the city of Saint-Malo doing twenty knots. ...
Escoffier expected to finish in Saint-Malo at around 18h GMT
At lunchtime this Thursday, there were just 120 miles to go. Victory in this seventh Transat Quebec-Saint-Malo is drawing ever nearer for the fifty-foot trimaran, Crêpes Whaou !...
The leaders make their getaway
As happened on the previous day, the frontrunners have been continuing to roar across the Atlantic significantly increasing their lead, while the pack chasing after them are still struggling in unreliable light winds....
Vigilance the order of the day...
The drag race continues in the North Atlantic. The whole of the fleet of this 7th Transat Quebec Saint Malo have been into double figure average speeds for the past 48 hours almost. All the crew are sailing flat out but vigilance is the order of the day....
Onwards towards the ocean...
Finally after six days of racing, the fleet of the 7th Transat Quebec Saint Malo are making headway this Saturday off the last banks of Newfoundland. In the wake of the 50 foot multihulls, the bulk of the Class 40 troops are this Saturday negotiating a passage between the islands of Saint-Pierre and...
The small Saint Pierre train
After the passage some 36 hours ago of the leader "Crêpes Whaou!" skippered by Franck- Yves Escoffier, a second yacht from the Transat Quebec Saint Malo, 50 foot trimaran "Laiterie de Saint Malo" also traversed the Henry Pass and the heart of the Saint Pierre and Miquelon archipelago shortly after 2...
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon: so long!
Light and predominantly light airs. In these conditions the fleet of the 7th Transat Quebec Saint Malo are certainly not going to beat any speed records. With the exception perhaps of the trimaran Crêpes Whaou! which has gained some massive separation and is closing on the archipelago of Saint-Pierr...
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