Damien Rousseau and Matthew Alluin crossed the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre at 2255hrs 15” local time in Itajaí, Brazil (0055hrs 15” UTC Wed) to finish 17th in Class 40 or 4d 01h 59′ 15” after the winner GDF SUEZ. Their elapsed time : 24d 23h 40 ‘ 40” . Their average speed on the theoretical course of 5,450 miles from Le Havre was 9.01 knots. They sailed and actual 5,917 miles on the water at an average speed of 9.87 knots.

Mr Bricolage’s Race

Denis van Weynbergh and Jean- Edouard Criquioche crossed the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre at 2138hrs 56” (local) in Itajaí in Brazil (2338hrs 56” UTC) some 4d 00h 42′ 56” after the winner GDF SUEZ.

Their elapsed time : 24d 22h 24 ‘ 21” . Their average speed on the theoretical course 5,450 miles from Le Havre was 9.02 knots. They sailed 5,808 miles on the water at an average speed of 9.71 knots.
 

Bertrand Guillonneau and Sébastien Audigane crossed the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre at 2126hrs 50” local time in Itajaí,  Brazil (2326hrs 50” UTC) some 4d 00h 30′ 50 ” after the winner GDF SUEZ. Their elapsed time is 24d 22h 12 ‘ 15” . Their average speed on the theoretical course of 5,450 miles from Le Havre was 9.03 knots. They sailed 5,810 miles on the water at an average speed of 9.71 knots.

For the nine duos still in the race, since last night the weather conditions have changed. The winds have been mainly easterly since the first Class 40s came in but now the breeze is mainly in the west and that means tacking to get in to Itajaí.

Four crews are expected tonight Tuesday, and their last 100 miles or less will be beat thanks to the stormy depression formed off Cabo Frio.  The wind on the Bay of Rio is now 12kts from the W and here off the finish city of Itajaí there is less than eight knots.