Last miles on the Transat Jacques Vabre for the Class 40 sailboats still at sea. While the multihulls and the Imoca have started their return journey to France, there are still 7 this Friday morning approaching Fort-de-France in Martinique. Among the Normans, the duo Julia and Jeanne Courtois aboard Saint-James – Abbey biscuit factory is expected this Friday.
– Jean-Marie Liot
This Thursday the Norman – Martinican duo Jean-Edouard Criquioche – Eric Baray aboard Groupe G2C Martinique came in 34th place in their category, but the first of the “vintage” boats! “It’s part of what we hoped for at the beginning “ reacted Jean-Edouard Criquioche on arrival –we rather fought in the backyard, we had a blast. What I like about ocean racing and the Transat Jacques Vabre is that it mixes professionals and amateurs like me and we all find something to have fun ”. Far from the spray Jean-Edouard Criquioche will find again on his return to metropolitan France the management of his cinemas in Louviers and Dieppe.
In the Class 40 we will retain the beautiful 3rd place won by Cédric Château – Jérémie Mion Le Havre duo on Seafrigo Sogestran behind Redman by Antoine Carpentier and Pablo Santurde Del Arco and Banque du Léman by Valentin Gautier and Simon Koster.
– Jean-Marie Liot
Two other Le Havre Renaud Courbon and Guillaume Pirouelle on Clown-up finished 19th. And then Thimoté Polet and Nicolas Lemarchand on Entraide Marine 32ème.
– Jean-Marie Liot