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1993 âeuros First solo Transat Jacques Vabre
The first single-handed Transat Jacques Vabre took place in 1993. 13 skippers set sail from Le Havre for Cartagena, Colombia - eight monohulls and five multihulls, including Yves Parlier, Alain Gautier, Loïck Peyron, Gerry Roufs, Paul Vatine, Laurent Bourgnon and Francis Joyon.
In the multihull category, after a difficult start, Laurent Bourgnon and Paul Vatine fought a merciless duel. In the end, it was the latter who took victory after 16 days and 46 minutes, albeit 1 h 17 behind schedule. However, Paul Vatine was the victim of a collision with an assistance tire, which earned him a bonus of nine hours and ten minutes.
In the monohull class, Yves Parlier won this first edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre. He negotiated the Azores High perfectly, avoided the high pressure to the south and definitively lost his rivals. He reached Cartagena in eighteen days, 23 hours and 38 minutes, just over 30 hours ahead of Alain Gautier.
This first edition was also marked by the capsizing of sailor Marie Sergent, who was quickly rescued.
1995 âeuros The formula goes double
Between the Route du Rhum and the Transat, the single-handed format is not necessarily convincing. And the great double-handed races that made the transatlantic races of the 80s such a success were no longer relevant. Gérard Petipas and Jacques Vabre turned to Pen Duick to organize this transatlantic race, now reserved for double-handed crews. Eleven entrants were registered, including former participants such as Paul Vatine, Loïck Peyron, Laurent Bourgnon and Francis Joyon, as well as Jean Maurel, Cam Lewis, Éric Dumont, Roland Jourdain and Jack Vincent.
Six monohulls and five multihulls are on the starting line. Weather conditions are particularly favorable, and just over two weeks later, Paul Vatine once again adds his name to the list of winners, this time accompanied by Roland Jourdain, with a margin of just thirty-six minutes over the Francis Joyon - Jack Vincent duo. Laurent Bourgnon and Cam Lewis take third place three hours later, while Loïck Peyron and Franck Proffit dismast.
In the monohull class, the tandem of Jean Maurel and Fred Dahirel dominated the race, with a lead of over a day in Colombia over the duo of Jean-Yves Hasselin and Hervé Besson.
1997 âeuros An essential part of ocean racing
Held every two years, the Transat Jacques Vabre is a must for ocean racing skippers. The 18 boats lining up for the start confirm this.
36 sailors are on the starting line, and the 50-foot monohulls and multihulls aiming to create an intermediate step between Figaro and 60-footers are also in the running. The Atlantic is particularly agitated and contrasted, and while the first multihulls are struggling in light airs after five days of racing, the monohulls are facing a nasty disturbance with over 50 knots of wind.
Three multihulls throw in the towel, tossed about after the Azores. And it's the Bourgnon brothers, who win this 3 e edition, more than a day ahead of the Vatine - Nélias duo, but above all improved the reference time by more than six hours.
In monohulls, Yves Parlier, accompanied by Ãric Tabarly, also arrived a day ahead of the Thiercelin âeuros Wavre tandem.
