US Edition17th Transat Café L'or Start: Full Speed Into an Uncertain Night
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At the age of 30, Élodie Bonafous competes for her first ride in Imoca. At the helm of her plan Verdier "Association Petits Princes - Quéguiner" and with experienced Yann Eliès, she will take advantage of it to gain maximum information and knowledge about her destrier.
Yoann Richomme and Corentin Horeau will return to Le Havre to repair the damaged Imoca after less than two hours of racing.
17th Transat Café L'or Start: Full speed into an uncertain night
After tens of thousands of well-wishers and spectators gathered around Le Havre’s Vauban docks to send off the skippers in perfect sunshine, the three divisions which started the TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR Normandie Le Havre this afternoon were then released into muscular wind conditions and leaden skies as they made a fast start to what should be an express exit from the English Channel. The three classes which started this afternoon will have a tough f…
As soon as the departure was given, Yoann Richomme and Corentin Horeau (Paprec Arkéa) had to turn back. Their IMOCA struck a buoy off Le Havre, forcing the crew to a technical stopover to secure the boat.
The images of the start were beautiful, but it must have been difficult on board the three classes that set off this Sunday. Under cloudy skies and in an already rough sea, this energetic start set the tone for an edition already marked by the weather, which led the race management to add a stopover for the Class40s. On the VHF, the words "good start" rang out three times, signifying that each class was now entered in the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR Le Ha…
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