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Victorian Erussard and Thibaut Vauchel -Camus (Solidaires en Peloton) 11th in the Transat Jacques Vabre
Inviato da Transat Jacques Vabre in Transat Jacques Vabre il 2 dicembre 2013
Victorian Erussard and Thibaut Vauchel –Camus on Solidarité en Peloton crossed the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre line at 0916hrs 40 secs local time (1116hrs 40secs UTC in Itajaí in Brazil to finish in 11th place 2d 12h 20′ 40 ” after the winner GDF SUEZ. Their elapsed time is 23d 10h 02 ‘ 05” Their average speed on the theoretical course 5,450 miles from Le Havre was 9.61 knots. They sailed 5,860 miles on the water at an average speed of 10.43 knots.
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Phoenix Europe take 10th
Inviato da Transat Jacques Vabre in Transat Jacques Vabre il 2 dicembre 2013
Louis Duc and Stephanie Alran sailing Phoenix Europe crossed the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre line at 0154hrs 42sec local time, 0354hrs 42secs UTC to take 10th place in Class 40, 2d 04h 58′ 42” after the winner GDF SUEZ. Their elapsed time was 23d 02h 40 ‘ 07’ . Their average speed on the theoretical course 5,450 miles from Le Havre was 9.74 knots. They sailed 5,681 miles on the water at an average speed of 10.24 knots.
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Miranda Merron on the dockside, ninth and not really that happy….
Inviato da Transat Jacques Vabre in Transat Jacques Vabre il 2 dicembre 2013
Miranda Merron who is co skipper of Campagne de France finished ninth and is the first woman to finish this eleventh edition, as well as being the first British skipper. On her fourth edition of the race, this was the first time she had sailed it with a male co-skipper:
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Miranda Merron and Halvard Mabire (Campagne de France) finish 9th
Inviato da Transat Jacques Vabre in Transat Jacques Vabre il 2 dicembre 2013
Crossing the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre at 2302hrs 22sec local time Sunday (0102hrs 22s UTC) on Campagne de France, Miranda Merron and Halvard Mabire secured ninth place overall in Class 40 in Itajaí, Brazilm finishing 2d 02h 06min 22sec behind winner GDF SUEZ. Their average speed for the theoretical course of 5450 miles from Le Havre is 9.79 kts. They sailed a course of 5610 miles on the water at an average speed of 10.17kts
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40s Brazilian Cavalcade
Inviato da Transat Jacques Vabre in Transat Jacques Vabre il 1 dicembre 2013
The strength and depth of the Class 40 fleet, the biggest and most international of the four classes of the Transat Jacques Vabre, was underlined today as the fourth to eighth placed finishers broke the finish line in steady succession starting just before 0730hrs this Sunday morning, local time, off Itajaí.
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